PMID- 8268822
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940201
LR  - 20161018
IS  - 0100-879X (Print)
IS  - 0100-879X (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 7
DP  - 1993 Jul
TI  - Cytomegalovirus, human herpesvirus 6 and human T cell leukemia virus infection in 
      renal transplanted patients in the northeast of Brazil.
PG  - 735-9
AB  - The seroprevalence of antibodies against cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 
      6 (HHV-6) and human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), determined by ELISA 
      and by fluorescence in 54 renal transplanted patients, was 96.2%, 88.8% and 
      11.1%, respectively. These values are relatively high when compared with the 
      results obtained for healthy individuals of the same age groups from Recife, 
      Northeastern Brazil. Active CMV infection was detected by the presence of IgM 
      antibodies and/or virus isolation in 13 (24%) patients. Kidney rejection and 
      renal dysfunction were observed in 11 of these 13 patients, whereas 3 of 6 HTLV-1 
      antibody-positive individuals presented these complications. All HTLV-1 positive 
      patients were also positive to IgG CMV and HHV-6 antibodies. The importance of 
      the three viruses in this clinical condition is suggested by the high 
      seropositivity rates compared with the healthy population. The group may also 
      represent a potential source of HTLV-1 infection in this non-endemic area.
FAU - Linhares, M I
AU  - Linhares MI
AD  - Laboratorio de Imunopatologia Keizo Asami, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 
      Recife, Brasil.
FAU - Eizuru, Y
AU  - Eizuru Y
FAU - Stamford, W P
AU  - Stamford WP
FAU - Andrade, G P
AU  - Andrade GP
FAU - Carvalho Junior, L B
AU  - Carvalho Junior LB
FAU - Minamishima, Y
AU  - Minamishima Y
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Braz J Med Biol Res
JT  - Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de 
      pesquisas medicas e biologicas
JID - 8112917
RN  - 0 (Antibodies, Viral)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Antibodies, Viral/blood
MH  - Brazil/epidemiology
MH  - Cytomegalovirus Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
MH  - Fluorescent Antibody Technique
MH  - HTLV-I Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - Herpesviridae Infections/*epidemiology
MH  - Herpesvirus 6, Human/immunology/*isolation & purification
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Kidney Transplantation
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prevalence
EDAT- 1993/07/01 00:00
MHDA- 1993/07/01 00:01
CRDT- 1993/07/01 00:00
PHST- 1993/07/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1993/07/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1993/07/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Braz J Med Biol Res. 1993 Jul;26(7):735-9.