| dc.creator | LUCHSINGER,VIVIAN | |
| dc.creator | LUZORO,AMARANTA | |
| dc.creator | MARTÍNEZ,MARÍA JOSÉ | |
| dc.date | 2010-07-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:29:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:29:00Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010000700003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/402359 | |
| dc.description | Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) are latent persistent infections. Their reactivation may cause illnesses and death in human immunodefciency virus-infected (HIV) people. World wide seroprevalence of these viruses is over 50%. In Chile, information is not available. Aim: To determine the seroprevalence of CMV, HSV-1 and EBV in Chilean HIV-infected adults. Patients and Methods: A total of 400 HIV- infected adults aged 17 to 67 years (340 males) were studied during 2005 and 2006. CMV, HSV-1 and EBV serum antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay. Results: The mean lapse from the diagnosis of HIV and serum testing was 67 months and 69.5% patients received antiretroviral therapy. Sixty seven percent of the sample were men who had sex with men (MSM). The seroprevalence for CMV, HSV-1 and EBV were 98.5, 92.2 and 99.7%, respectively. No patient had negative antibodies for all three viruses. Male patients that were negative for HSV-1 had a lower frequency of MSM than the rest of males (26% vs 62%, p < 0.01). Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of positive antibodies against CMV, HSV-1 and EBV in Chilean adults infected with HIV. Specifc diagnostic tests and antiviral therapy should be available for these patients. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.138 n.7 2010 | |
| dc.subject | Cytomegalovirus | |
| dc.subject | Herpesvirus 1 | |
| dc.subject | human | |
| dc.subject | Herpesvirus 4 | |
| dc.subject | human | |
| dc.subject | HIV | |
| dc.title | Elevada seroprevalencia de citomegalovirus, virus herpes simplex tipo 1 y virus Epstein Barr en adultos con virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
