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Drug-resistant CMV Infection by Matt S. Posted Mon 09 Jun 2008 12:00am CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection is quite common in the transplant population, and fortuantely the development and utilization of valganciclovir (Valcyte), an oral prodrug of ganciclovir, as a prophylactic agent has dramatically cut down on the number of CMV infections in the transplant population. However, CMV infections certainly can and do occur Read on »

Secondary CMV Infection by Lisa Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 8:11pm http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/344/18/1366 Secondary Maternal Cytomegalovirus Infection A significant Cause of Congenital Disease http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/107/5/1227 Symptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Infants Born to Mothers With Preexisting Immunity to CMV http Read on »

CDC, Congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus) and "Anything But a Dog!" by Lisa Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 8:11pm , Director of Congenital CMV Disease Registry, Clinic and Research Program at gjdemmle@texaschildrenshospital.org or visit: www.bcm.edu/pedi/infect/cmv . The Registry supports CMV.... Infection is usually asymptomatic in both mother and infant, and when symptoms do occur, they are non-specific, so most CMV infections go undiagnosed,” stated Drs. Cannon (of the CDC Read on »

Preventing birth defects virus--CMV (cytomegalovirus) by Lisa Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 8:11pm ) estimates that about one in 150 children is born with CMV infection and approximately one in 750 is born with or develops permanent disabilities because of it. CMV is the #1 viral... defects, congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus), which causes more disabilities than Down syndrome. My daughter was born severely disabled by it in 1989 and since her death in 2006, I've Read on »

Dotty Gets False Positive on Urinary Tract Infection Test, Still Has a Fever by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Nov 2010 5:18pm ... Amazing. Read on »

Testing for a Systemic Candida Infection by robin Patient Expert

Posted Sun 15 Nov 2009 10:01pm have to address the issue of getting tested for this infection. I personally didn't need a test because I decided to just jump right into the diet and antifungals, and within... in it, and a person infected with the yeast could turn up with a false negative on the test. The following is a list of popular diagnosis tools for Candida infections. Candida Questionnaire Read on »

Lyme...Testing for the alphabet soup of infections by Connie S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:09am , ricksettia, rocky mountain spotted fever, and a half a dozen others... and tragically, these infections should not be an afterthought to Bb. So you might want to re-test, because... of pathogens in my body, I meant a BIG party!) The routine blood test that your local lab does for Lyme is fairly unreliable, and even more so when it comes to certain co-infections Read on »

Opt-Out HIV Tests Find Few New Infections by Medline Plus Posted Tue 20 Jul 2010 2:51pm of identified HIV infections. But not much. Only about a quarter of more than 28,000 patients accepted the test, and of these, only 10 had new HIV... hospital identified only six more new cases than standard, targeted testing, according to a two-year study. By comparison, an estimated 230,000 Read on »

Detection of Sub-Clinical CWD Infection in Conventional Test-Negative Deer Long after Oral Exposure to Urine and Feces from CWD+ by Terry S. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 06 Dec 2009 3:04pm Detection of Sub-Clinical CWD Infection in Conventional Test-Negative Deer Long after Oral Exposure to Urine and Feces from CWD+ Deer Nicholas J. Haley1, Candace K... whether conventional test-negative deer, previously exposed orally to urine and feces from CWD+ sources, may be harboring low level CWD infection not evident in the 19 month Read on »

Epididymitis Infection Along With Roof Of Mouth Infection … by Dr. Syed L. Doctor of Dentistry

Posted Tue 23 Jun 2009 4:46pm Your dentist (what’s a dental specialist???) says your mouth is fine, your doctor says your mouth is fine. But if you truly feel that something is wrong, return to your doctor. You’re not the first this has happened to – bumps on palate More here: Epididymitis Infection Along With Roof Of Mouth Infection … Read on »