We report on a female neonate with severe onset of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. She was noted to have cerebral ventriculomegaly on antenatal ultrasound, and presented with petechia after birth. Laboratory tests revealed severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count, 11,000/mm3) and hypoglycemia (serum glucose level, 5 mg/dl). Hepatosplenomegaly with elevated hepatic enzymes, retinitis,...

Purpose: This article is to evaluate the proportion of mono-sensitization and poly-sensitization based on sIgE composition and to develop a novel diagnostic tool and study the production of different immunoglobulins (Ig) in allergic diseases. Methods: The serum sIgE composition of 2409 patients diagnosed with allergic disease was analyzed using the sIgE immunoblot method. A specific formula was...

PURPOSE Studies on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in immunocompetent children are lacking, and minimal information is available in the medical literature on hepatic manifestations and complications of CMV. The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and prognosis of children with CMV hepatitis, and to investigate its prevalence at a single medical ce...

There was followed the development of serological findings in patients with proved positivity only in classes IgA and/or IgM of chlamydial antibodies (without IgG), which can be suspected of showing "false" positivity. 184 patients were repeatedly examined for chlamydial antibodies in their sera (interval between collections up to three months) using a genus specific rELISA. Sera were also test...

From 1st Jan2009 to31th of Dec 2009 a total 1406 women sera with abortions and outcomes congenital abnormalities in Kirkuk city were screened for infections like Chlamydia trachomatis, Toxoplasma gondii cytomegalovirus (CMV).These agents determined using commercial Elisa diagnostic kits.
 Results the study showed that CMV infection was more prevalent 39.74 % followed by Toxoplasmosis 16.37...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a frequent opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals particularly those receiving organ transplants and harbouring HIV infection. The classical CMV syndrome may be seen in only a small percentage of patients and tissue diagnosis is cumbersome, costly and requires hospitalization. Hence there is an urgent need to establish accurate ...

We investigated the correlation between cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and infantile hepatitis syndrome and the correlation between blood ammonia levels in children with CMV-induced hepatitis syndrome and liver function indicators. To analyze the relationship between the positive-negative attributes of CMV infection and the recurrence rate of infantile hepatitis syndrome, a total of 86 cases o...

A 22-year-old woman, known case of autoimmune hepatitis, underwent liver transplantation. She discharged from the hospital in good condition. After 50 days, she presented with abnormal liver enzyme (ALT=117 IU/L, AST=167 IU/L). Laboratory investigation showed positive IgM anti-CMV antibody. Anti-VCA (EBV) IgM was negative. Liver biopsy was performed (Fig 1). All the bacterial and fungal culture...

Background: CMV and EBV infections are a common cause of complications in patients with variety chronic diseases, they one the most significant factors preventing from completing their treatment successfully. Aim study: The study's goal was to determine frequency receiving hemodialysis how that correlated serum IL-6 levels. Patients Methods: A cross sectional study carried out Kirkuk city 15th ...

Materials and methods: Between April 2008 and April 2009, 1268 women were investigated for rubella, 1102 for toxoplasma, and 1000 women for CMV seroprevalences in the first trimester of pregnancy. Toxoplasma and rubella IgM and IgG antibodies were assayed by the automated Vitros ECiQ system based on an immunometric technique. Cytomegalovirus IgM and G antibodies were tested using the Chorus enz...