Quantification of CD8+CD38+ T lymphocytes by flow cytometry does not represent a good biomarker to monitor the reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

BACKGROUND: Infection/reactivation of cytomegalovirus is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised transplant patients. It has already been observed in kidney and liver transplantation patients that cytomegalovirus disease is accompanied by significant increases in circulating CD...

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Main Author: Lino,Vânia Abadia Soares (author)
Other Authors: Santos,Silvana Maria Eloi (author), Bittencourt,Henrique Neves da Silva (author), Silva,Maria Luiza (author), Spizziri,Tiago (author), Bretas,Raquel (author), Neves,Suzane Pretti Figueiredo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Cytomegalovirus
Flow cytometry
Antigenemia, CD38
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000400010
Country:Brazil
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