Consumer Information on: artus CMV RGQ MDx Kit - P130027
The artus CMV RGQ MDx Kit is a laboratory test used to measure the amount of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in a patient?s plasma. Viral DNA is the genetic material from CMV. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - June 30, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Designer T Cells Fight Viruses After Transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bone marrow transplants save thousands of lives but patients are vulnerable to severe viral infections in the months afterward, until their new immune system kicks in. Now scientists are developing protection for that risky period — injections of cells specially designed to fend off up to five different viruses at once.
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Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - June 25, 2014 Category: Science Authors: hannahgoldberg2014 Tags: Uncategorized medicine Research Science Source Type: news
Telemedicine Diagnosis of CMV Retinitis by NonexpertsTelemedicine Diagnosis of CMV Retinitis by Nonexperts
Nonophthalmologists with limited special training can't consistently diagnose cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis by telemedicine, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
ELISA-Based Assay for IP-1 Detection from Filter Paper Samples
IP-10 is a small pro-inflammatory chemokine secreted primarily from monocytes and fibroblasts. Alterations in IP-10 levels have been associated with inflammatory conditions including viral and bacterial infections, immune dysfunction, and tumor development. IP-10 is increasingly recognized as a biomarker that predicts severity of various diseases and can be used in the immunodiagnostics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus infection. Here, we describe an ELISA-based method to detect IP-10 from dried blood and plasma spot samples. (Source: Springer protocols feed by Immunology)
Source: Springer protocols feed by Immunology - June 10, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Doubt over tests for hearing loss from congenital cytomegalovirus
Hearing loss at birth associated with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection cannot be reliably predicted by the amount of virus in saliva or blood spots, US research suggests. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - May 9, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
AiCuris and Merck Announce Publication in New England Journal of Medicine of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Results of Investigational Antiviral Agent Letermovir in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
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WUPPERTAL, Germany & WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.
WUPPERTAL, Germany & WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AiCuris and Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and
Canada, today announced the publication of results from a Phase 2
clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of letermovir, an
investigational, oral antiviral agent for the prevention of human
cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in patients receiving bone marrow
transplant.
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Source: Merck.com - Research and Development News - May 8, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Research and Development News Corporate News Latest News Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis of Purpura?
Discussion
Children presenting with rashes are common but certain characteristics may be concerning such as descriptions of petechiae or purpura. Purpura are characterized by non-blanching skin lesions between 3-10 mm in size that are caused by bleeding into the skin. Usually they are reddish-purplish hence the name purpura coming from the Latin word. Non-blanching lesions that are 10 mm are ecchymosis.
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a generalized vasculitis that commonly involves the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, skin and joints, and is especially seen in children 2-11 years old. Classically HSP presents with ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 5, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Human Cytomegalovirus Blocks Erythropoietin Synthesis in CKDHuman Cytomegalovirus Blocks Erythropoietin Synthesis in CKD
Kidneys from patients with CKD were positive for human cytomegalovirus protein (hCMV), and high blood levels of hCMV immunoglobulin G were associated with anemia, a study has shown. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Nephrology Headlines - April 16, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Common virus may cause anemia in patients with kidney disease
Kidneys from most patients with chronic kidney disease in a new study were positive for active cytomegalovirus infection. Patients with higher levels of anti-cytomegalovirus antibodies in their blood had lower number of red blood cells. Cytomegalovirus blocks a protein needed to make a hormone that in turn stimulates red blood cell production. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 10, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Featured in NEJM Journal Watch: Prevention of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection (FREE)
By the NEJM Journal Watch Editors, The
Hyperimmune … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Researchers Identify Protein That Helps Control Common Viral Infection - 3/27/14
Infectious disease specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have identified a protein that regulates the body’s immune response to cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common pathogen that causes lifelong infections and can lead to devastating illness in newborns and those with weakened immune systems. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - March 27, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Researchers identify protein that helps control common viral infection
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Infectious disease specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have identified a protein that regulates the body's immune response to cytomegalovirus, a common pathogen that causes lifelong infections and can lead to devastating illness in newborns and those with weakened immune systems. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 26, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
CMV (Cytomegalovirus): Not Just Life Threatening to Babies; CBCD...
The Cytomegalovirus killed the baby of a family from Houston, Texas according to an article published on the website of the NBC affiliate news website, ketknbc.com on March 1, 2014 (1). The Center for...(PRWeb March 21, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11684544.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 21, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Seeking out the hiding place of a virus could lead to new treatments
Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists. Up to 80 percent of adults harbor the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), which can cause severe illness and death in people with weakened immune systems.Now, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine report that stem cells that encircle blood vessels can be a hiding place, suggesting a potential treatment target.In the American Journal of Transplantation (online ahead of print), senior scientist Graca Almeida-Porada, M.D., Ph.D. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments
(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists. Up to 80 percent of adults harbor the human cytomegalovirus, which can cause severe illness and death in people with weakened immune systems. Now, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine report that stem cells that encircle blood vessels can be a hiding place, suggesting a potential treatment target. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
