eISSN: 2353-9461
ISSN: 0860-7796
BioTechnologia
Current issue Archive About the journal Editorial board Abstracting and indexing Subscription Contact Instructions for authors Publication charge Ethical standards and procedures
Editorial System
Submit your Manuscript
SCImago Journal & Country Rank
Newsletter
Enter your email:
 
Search
Editorial Policies
Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

Without publication fees

without publication fees

Open access

without publication fees

Journal integrated with

integrated with publons
4/2011
vol. 92
 
Share:
Send email
Share:
abstract:

REVIEW PAPER
Human cytomegalovirus infection as a lifelong health problem

Magdalena Figlerowicz
,
Agnieszka Modlińska-Cwalińska
,
Anna Mania
,
Katarzyna Mazur
,
Paweł Kemnitz
,
Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna
,
Wojciech Służewski

BioTechnologia vol. 92(4) C pp. 352-357 C 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/bta.2011.46552
Online publish date: 2014/10/28
View full text Get citation
 
PlumX metrics:
Infections with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) are widely spread worldwide. A clinical picture of the infection

varies and depends on the age of the patient and the condition of the immune system. Rapid dissemination

of HCMV is related to the presence of the virus in the peripheral blood cells. The most severe course of the disease

is observed in patients with congenital cytomegaly, organ transplant recipients and patients with either acquired

or inborn immune deficiencies. Chronic HCMV infection may lead to atherosclerosis and as a consequence,

to cardiovascular diseases such as: myocardial ischemia or infarction and hypertension. In addition, the relation

between HCMV infection and neoplastic transformation was noticed. Since diagnostic and therapeutic methods

are still imperfect, a development of an effective vaccine seems to be of key importance for a significant reduction

of the consequences of HCMV infection.
keywords:

HCMV, children, health problems


Stosujemy się do standardu HONcode dla wiarygodnej informacji zdrowotnej This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here
Hosted by Termedia sp. z o.o.