PMID- 36135777 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221205 LR - 20221205 IS - 1756-185X (Electronic) IS - 1756-1841 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 12 DP - 2022 Dec TI - Factors associated with cytomegalovirus infection in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A narrative review. PG - 1357-1367 LID - 10.1111/1756-185X.14444 [doi] AB - Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) are vulnerable to opportunistic infections, including cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. This narrative review aims to identify factors associated with CMV infection in patients with AAV. The literature review was conducted on Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The start date of the literature search was unrestricted and the end date was February 2022. CMV infection was defined as (a) CMV pp65 antigenemia or positive CMV DNA viral load by polymerase chain reaction or CMV detection on histological specimens, with associated signs and symptoms compatible with CMV infection; (b) presence of CMV clinical syndrome (defined as presence of compatible symptoms and signs and documentation of CMV by biopsy by virus isolation, rapid culture, immunohistochemistry, or DNA in biopsy material as defined by the CMV Drug Development Forum); and (c) CMV infection as coded by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision with at least one prescription for CMV treatment. We identified 4505 articles, of which three (2327 patients with AAV) were included. All studies were retrospective and only one of the three studies included only patients with AAV. Low or decreasing lymphocyte counts and higher prednisolone usage were associated with CMV infection in patients with AAV. Patients with AAV with lymphopenia and on high doses of prednisolone should be monitored closely for signs and symptoms of CMV infection, and might benefit from CMV prophylaxis. Prospective studies are urgently needed to better identify causes of CMV infections in patients with AAV. CI - (c) 2022 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. FAU - Leong, Ashley AU - Leong A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5906-0831 AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore. FAU - Fong, Warren AU - Fong W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1891-1892 AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore. AD - Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore City, Singapore. AD - Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220922 PL - England TA - Int J Rheum Dis JT - International journal of rheumatic diseases JID - 101474930 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic) RN - 9PHQ9Y1OLM (Prednisolone) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Prospective Studies MH - *Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis/diagnosis/drug therapy/pathology MH - *Cytomegalovirus Infections/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology MH - Prednisolone/therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - ANCA OT - antibodies OT - antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis OT - cytomegalovirus OT - granulomatosis with polyangiitis OT - opportunistic infections EDAT- 2022/09/23 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/06 06:00 CRDT- 2022/09/22 09:23 PHST- 2022/08/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/22 09:23 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/1756-185X.14444 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Rheum Dis. 2022 Dec;25(12):1357-1367. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14444. Epub 2022 Sep 22.