Primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) remains a diagnosis of exclusion both from
nonimmune causes of thrombocytopenia and immune thrombocytopenia that develops in …

Abstract 'Immunosenescence'is an imprecise term used to describe deleterious age‐
associated changes to immune parameters observed in all mammals studied so far …

Background Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains asymptomatic in most
immunocompetent hosts, but is the leading cause of congenital viral infection worldwide and …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a linear double-stranded DNA betaherpesvirus belonging
to the family of Herpesviridae, is characterized by widespread seroprevalence, ranging …

Most vertebrates are infected with one or more herpesviruses and remain so for the rest of
their lives. The relationship of immunocompetent healthy host with herpesviruses may …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a representative member of the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily of
herpesviruses, is common in the human population, but immunocompetent individuals are …

Encephalitis is defined as inflammation of brain parenchyma with associated neurologic
dysfunction. The term cerebritis is used when the etiologic organism causes gross …

Infections with any of the nine human herpes viruses (HHV) can be asymptomatic or life-
threatening. The study of patients with severe diseases caused by HHVs, in the absence of …

Introduction The precise role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in contributing to outcomes
in critically ill immunocompetent patients has not been fully defined. Methods Studies in …

Objective: To define the frequency and mortality rate associated with cytomegalovirus
infection in nonimmunosuppressed patients in the intensive care unit. Methods: A systematic …