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AIDS-related gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus end-organ disease: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary center in São Paulo, Brazil.

Gustavo Arthur Reis SchneiderGiuliane BogoniNidyanara Francine CastanheiraRodovaldo Moraes Lucas JúniorJosé Ernesto Vidal
Published in: International journal of STD & AIDS (2023)
The prevalence of gastrointestinal CMV-EOD was 3.8%, similar to described in pre-combined antiretroviral therapy studies. Among cases with gastrointestinal CMV-EOD, all had positive quantitative detection of CMV-DNA in plasma but the values varied; esophagitis was the most common presentation, and all but one were discharged from the hospital.
Keyphrases
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • hiv infected
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hiv aids
  • hiv infected patients
  • hiv positive
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • single molecule
  • circulating tumor
  • emergency department
  • mass spectrometry