cytomegaloviurs (cmv) is the most frequent cause of congenital infection in humans. in various parts of the world the prevalence of antibodies to cmv ranges from 40-100%. the prevalence of primary infection with cmv in pregnant iranian women and risk of congenital cmv infection in their neonates are unknown. to determine the prevalence of cmv infection in primiparous pregnant (youner) women and...

recently, using polymerase chain reaction (pcr) technique, the dna of cytomegalovirus was detected from depigmented white patches in patients with vitiligo. the reactivation of infection and occasional anti-cmv igm circulating among patients infected by cytomegalovirus has been reported for years. we have studied 26 patients with clinical signs and symptoms of vitiligo, some of whom had a histo...

   Background and aims: Maternal primary and recurrent infection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) may be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy and may have complications such as death or growth, along with the development retardation of the fetus and infant. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies against CMV in you...

Background and Aims: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has worldwide distribution, and its prevalence rate depends on factors such as economic and geographical conditions. An important way of the virus transmission is via blood. Due to high prevalence of anti-CMV antibodies in blood donors and lack of data concerning its seroprevalence in the region, this study was carried out to determine the prevalence r...

serum samples from 201 hiv positive patients were collected to determine the seroprevalence of cmv infection in iranian hiv infected patients during march 2004 until march 2005 using conventional elisa kits. an antibody level of >1.1 iu/ml was considered positive. the seroprevalence of cmv infection was 94%.the maximum prevalence of cmv antibody was seen in patients with unsafe sex and idus. pr...

Background Beta-thalassemia patients receive blood products from blood transfusion centers repeatedly. Blood transfusion can transmit Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Toxoplasma gondii. The aim of this study was serological evaluation of these two infectious agents in thalassemia patients. Materials and Methods In a cross-sectional study, the enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing was pe...

the transfusion transmitted infections are potentially dangerous complications of transfusion therapy in immunocompromised patients. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of transmissible infections in blood donor population in kashan, iran. a total of 600 consecutive sera were tested for cmv-igm antibody, hbsag, hepatitis b core (hbc) antibody, hepatitis c (hcv) antibody, and h...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is usually inapparent in healthy adults but persists for life. Neural progenitor/stem cells are main CMV targets, and dentate gyrus (DG) a major neurogenic niche. Smaller DG volume has been repeatedly reported severe mental illness (SMI). Considering the suggested immune system, blood–brain barrier disturbances SMI, we hypothesized that exposure associated with s...

cucumber mosaic virus (cmv) is one of widely-spread viruses of plants with the broadest host range encompassing over 1200 species. one major limiting factor for detection of the virus is unavailability of the virus-specific antibodies especially in developing countries. recombinant dna technology facilitates antibody preparation without requiring special equipment. in this study, coat protein (...