The validity of the renal Doppler resistivity index in renal allograft infections by Moataz Fatthy, Karim M. Soliman, Éva Csongrádi, Abd El Rahman Marzouk, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Fayed

“…Based on laboratory and histopathological findings, 64 renal-allograft recipients were recruited for the infected group, and 45 were recruited for the non-infected group.Results The causes of allograft infection were Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (30.3%), urinary tract infections (UTI) (18.3%), and polyomavirus 1 (BK virus) infections (10.1%). …”
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Effect of HLA-G5 Immune Checkpoint Molecule on the Expression of ILT-2, CD27, and CD38 in Splenic B cells by Hana Rohn, Cordula Lang, Sabine Schramm, Falko M. Heinemann, Mirko Trilling, Anja Gäckler, Oliver Witzke, Peter A. Horn, Vera Rebmann

“…To characterize the effect of HLA-G5 molecules on B cells, we studied splenic B cells derived from cytomegalovirus (CMV) sero-positive donors after CMV stimulation with antigens in the presence and absence of soluble HLA-G5. …”
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Acquired Hemophilia A Diagnosed Based on Gross Hematuria: A Case Report and Literature Review by Kenichi Hata, Junichiro Kato, Yusuke Takahashi, Shun Saito, Keigo Sakanaka, Takahiro Kimura

“…However, the patient died of cytomegalovirus and fungal infections due to prolonged immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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Emerging of Fatal Colitis with Multidrug-Resistant Candida glabrata after Small Bowel Transplantation by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Hamed Nikoupour, Hasti Nouraei, Hamid Morovati, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…Ileoscopy and colonoscopy did not show neither pathological change and rejection nor cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection posttransplantation. Abdomen computed tomography showed diffuse moderate small bowel wall thickening. …”
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Fetal Tetra-Amelia Birth: A Case Report by Eyob Asefa Belay, Anberbir Girma Asebot, Bezza Kedida Dabi

“…Maternal diabetes, amniotic band syndrome, TORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubella cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV) infection, alcohol consumption, and intrauterine exposure to some drugs like thalidomide, glucocorticoids, and sedatives are risk factors for limb malformation. …”
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Everolimus in Heart Transplantation: An Update by Stephan W. Hirt, Christoph Bara, Markus J. Barten, Tobias Deuse, Andreas O. Doesch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Uwe Schulz, Jörg Stypmann, Assad Haneya, Hans B. Lehmkuhl

“…Due to its potential to inhibit the progression of cardiac allograft vasculopathy and to reduce cytomegalovirus infection, everolimus should be initiated as soon as possible after heart transplantation. …”
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Metagenomic analysis identifying a polymicrobial pulmonary infection in a non-HIV immunocompromised patient: a case report by Jing Duan, Jie Ding, Yupeng Wei, Yingxin Zhang, Zhiqing You, Ding Li, Chao Chen

“…However, no etiology was found by routine examination. mNGS of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF)simultaneously detected the presence of Pneumocystis jirovecii (P.jirovecii), Aspergillus fumigates (A.fumigates), Nocardia farcinica (N.farcinica), Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica (S.enterica subsp. enterica), and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The patient was successfully treated with compound sulfamethoxazole (SMZ-TMP), cefoperazone/sulbactam (SCF), moxifloxacin (MXF), voriconazole (VCZ), and ganciclovir. …”
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Fetal intracranial hemorrhage in second trimester: An ominous finding even after a normal array by Yu-Hong Long, Si-Qi Wu, Xin Wang, Li-Ping Wu, Yi-Min Xiong, Xin Yang, Feng-Xiang Wei

“…All tests such as karyotyping, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and PCR-cytomegalovirus detection of amniotic fluid, returned negative results. …”
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Ocular Findings in Infants with Microcephaly Caused by Presumed Congenital Infection by Zika Virus in Sergipe by Marco Valadares, Anne Carolyne Lelis Oliveira Pedroso, Alessandro Santana, Angela Maria da Silva, Isabela Soares Costa, Maria Luiza Doria Almeida, Roque Pacheco de Almeida

“…The included infants had head circumference below −2 standard deviations, with negative maternal serology for toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, syphilis, and HIV. Assessment of ocular alterations was performed through review of their medical records. …”
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Primary cutaneous gamma–delta T cell lymphoma presenting as a leg ulcer in a kidney transplant recipient on hemodialysis: a case report with a literature review by Yuki Oba, Hiroki Mizuno, Shigekazu Kurihara, Daisuke Ikuma, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Tatsuya Suwabe, Katsuyuki Miki, Kei Kono, Kennichi Ohashi, Aya Nishida, Atsushi Wake, Yuki Nakamura, Yoshifumi Ubara, Naoki Sawa

“…Although he decided to undergo amputation of his right leg finally, he died following postoperative cytomegalovirus meningitis. Conclusions This is the first case of PCGD-TCL after kidney transplantation. …”
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Successful Tocilizumab Therapy for Macrophage Activation Syndrome Associated with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: A Case-Based Review by Eri Watanabe, Hitoshi Sugawara, Takeshi Yamashita, Akira Ishii, Aya Oda, Chihiro Terai

“…Her course was complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation, cytomegalovirus infection, and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. …”
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Real-world cost-effectiveness analysis of thymoglobulin versus no induction therapy in kidney transplant recipients at low risk of graft loss by Adrieli Barros Bessa, Marina Pontello Cristelli, Claudia Rosso Felipe, Renato Demarchi Foresto, Marcelo Cunio Machado Fonseca, Jose Medina Pestana, Helio Tedesco-Silva

“…The clinical outcomes considered for this analysis were acute rejection, cytomegalovirus infection/disease, death, graft loss, and retransplantation. …”
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Bee Venom—A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…BV “vaccination” is used to immunize against cytomegalovirus and can suppress metastases through the PLA2 and phosphatidylinositol-(3,4)-bisphosphate pathways. …”
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Impact of Herpesvirus Detection via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Zhang H, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Gu X, Fu Z, Gai W, Wang H

“…The most frequently detected herpesviruses were Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) (19.4%), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (12.4%), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) (10.4%). The HD group had a higher proportion of male patients (78.08% vs 55.04%, P = 0.001) and a greater incidence of hemoptysis and multilobar infiltrates compared non-HD group. …”
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Clinical Factors Influencing Phenotype of HCMV-Specific CD8+ T Cells and HCMV-Induced Interferon-Gamma Production after Allogeneic Stem Cells Transplantation by Inmaculada Gayoso, Sara Cantisán, Carolina Cerrato, Joaquín Sánchez-García, Carmen Martin, Rafael Solana, Antonio Torres-Gomez, Julian Torre-Cisneros

“…Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). …”
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Utility of Endoscopic Examination in the Diagnosis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract by Kosuke Nomura, Toshiro Iizuka, Daisuke Kaji, Hisashi Yamamoto, Yasutaka Kuribayashi, Masami Tanaka, Tsukasa Furuhata, Satoshi Yamashita, Daisuke Kikuchi, Akira Matsui, Toshifumi Mitani, Yasunori Ota, Shuichi Taniguchi, Shu Hoteya

“…Of 1231 patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation between January 2005 and December 2014, 186 of whom underwent colonoscopy and biopsy and had no cytomegalovirus infection. The endoscopic findings and histologic diagnosis from these 186 patients were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Collapsing Pattern Class-IV Lupus Nephritis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare COVID-19 Sequelae by K Harshitha Reddy, Pranjal Kashiv, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Kapil Navin Sejpal

“…Numerous aetiologies have been proposed, including viral infections such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus, and Parvovirus B19, as well as medications and acute ischaemia. …”
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Features of the course of post-COVID-19 primary and recurrent herpetic keratitis by G.I. Drozhzhyna, K.V. Sereda, N.I. Khramenko

“…Levels of total vitamin D, and immunoglobulin G (IgG) against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein, herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1/2, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen (EBNA) in venous blood were assessed. …”
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Could Infectious Agents Play a Role in the Onset of Age-related Macular Degeneration? A Scoping Review by Petra P. Larsen, MD, PhD, Virginie Dinet, PhD, Cécile Delcourt, PhD, Catherine Helmer, MD, PhD, Morgane Linard, MD, PhD

“…Only Chlamydia pneumoniae, Cytomegalovirus, and hepatitis B virus received more attention with 17, 6, and 4 studies, respectively. …”
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Genetically engineered pig heart transplantation in non-human primates by Avneesh K. Singh, Corbin E. Goerlich, Tianshu Zhang, Billeta Lewis, Alena Hershfeld, Gheorghe Braileanu, Kasinath Kurvi, Kathryn Rice, Faith Sentz, Sarah Mudd, Patrick Odonkor, Erik Strauss, Brittney Williams, Allen Burke, Anuj Gupta, Cinthia B. Drachenberg, David Ayares, Bartley P. Griffith, Muhammad M. Mohiuddin

“…Undetectable or latent porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) does not influence cardiac xenograft survival in this study but still needs more exploration with a larger cohort. …”
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