Cytomegalovirus detection is associated with ICU admission in non-AIDS and AIDS patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

Alexandre PerretMarion Le MarechalRaphaele GermiDaniele MaubonCécile GarnaudJohan NobleAude BoignardLoïc FalqueMathieu MeunierThéophile GersterEpaulard Olivier

Published in: PloS one (2024)

PJP is more severe in the case of concomitant CMV detection. This may reflect either the deleterious role of CMV itself, which may require antiviral therapy, or the fact that patients with CMV reactivation are even more immunocompromised.

Keyphrases

loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
antiretroviral therapy
label free
emergency department
intensive care unit
epstein barr virus
early onset
mesenchymal stem cells
mechanical ventilation
bone marrow
acute respiratory distress syndrome