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cmv, cytomegalovirus, antibodies, cytomegalovirus, immunocompromised host, cmv, member of a group of herpes-type viruses, cause disease in different body sites, impaired immunity, cytomegalovirus, cmv, virus, most humans, exposed to this virus in lifetime, individuals, weakened immune systems, become ill from cmv infection, majority of adults have antibodies, an indication of previous infection, to it in blood by age 40, cmv produces no symptoms, serious cmv infections, impaired immunity, immunocompromised host, aids, organ transplant, bone marrow transplant recipients, people receiving chemotherapy, immunosuppressive treatments, infections, cmv pneumonia, cmv gastroenteritis, cmv retinitis, cmv encephalitis, a mononucleosis-like illness, once a person becomes infected, virus remains alive, dormant, that person's body, rarely does it cause recurrent disease, the person's immune system is suppressed, due to therapeutic drugs, the vast majority of people, cmv infection is not a serious problem, primary cmv infection in pregnant women, cause harm, developing fetus, cdc recommends that women who, pregnant, have never been exposed to cmv should follow the precautions listed below, throughout the pregnancy, practice good personal hygiene, hand washing, soap, water, after contact, diapers, oral secretions, particularly of a child who is in day care, very important, women who develop a mononucleosis-like illness, pregnancy, evaluated, cmv infection, counseled, the possible risks, unborn child, laboratory testing, antibody to cmv, a woman has already had cmv infection, symptoms of cmv infection, similar to those of mononucleosis, in fact, in 8% of individuals, mononucleosis cmv, symptoms of primary cmv infection, listed below, prolonged fever, general discomfort, uneasiness, ill feeling, malaise, loss of appetite, fatigue, night sweats, muscle aches, joint pain, joint stiffness, weakness, weight loss, in an immunocompromised individual, cmv, attack specific organs, major symptoms of these organ-specific infections, listed below, eye, visual impairment, blindness, lung, pneumonia, impaired oxygen uptake, hypoxia, gastrointestinal, diarrhea, ulcerations, bleeding, brain, encephalitis, behavioral changes, seizures, coma, blood, urine culture, a blood, urine test that attempts to grow the virus, in the laboratory, take up to 3 weeks, obtain the result of this test, cmv pcr, a blood test that detects, cmv, in the blood, cmv antigenemia, a blood test that detects the viral particles on the surface of white blood cells, tell virus is actively replicating, simply present, dormant state, cmv serology, a test to detect antibodies, in the blood targeted against cmv, antibodies, of two types, igg, old infection, igm, new infection, patients have both of these types of antibodies, tissue biopsy, culture, a biopsy, the tissue, times lung, stomach, thought to be infected, cmv is cultured, in the laboratory, tissue, examined, evidence of viral infection, presence of cmv viral particles, objective of treatment, stop the replication, the virus, the use of antiviral agents, drugs, not eliminate the virus, they only keep it from dividing, most commonly used drugs, ganciclovir, valganciclovir, foscarnet, cidofovir, used in patients in whom cmv disease is established throughout the body, cmv infection, the eye, drug valgancyclovir has been shown to suppress progression, of cmv retinitis in hiv patients, a new drug named fomivirsen has, been approved, works via direct injection, eye, foscarnet, cidofovir, significant nephrotoxicity, kidney damage, electrolyte abnormalities, require supplementation by intravenous electrolytes, ganciclovir, cause neutropenia, severe depletion of white blood cells, evidence that resistance to some of these drugs exists, to ganciclovir, newer medications to fight cmv, in development, cmv infection, in the immunocompromised host, life-threatening, severity, the disease is dependent on the strength, the individual's immune system, individuals, undergone bone marrow transplant have been shown to have the highest mortality risk, immunocompromised person, whether an hiv patient, organ transplant recipient, bone marrow transplant recipient, medically immunosuppressed individual, should seek out medical advice, any signs of infection should occur, low white blood cell count, use of ganciclovir, kidney impairment, use of foscarnet, pneumonia, meningitis, blindness, immunosuppressed, symptoms of cmv infections occur, mechanism of transmission of cmv, one person to another is unclear, studies suggest it is transferred via bodily fluids, appears that children, a significant vector, transmission, the use of foscarnet, ganciclovir in individuals, received bone marrow, solid-tissue transplants, prevent the development of cmv disease, frequently asked questions, faq, cmv, anyone who has symptoms of infectious mononucleosis, has negative test results, mononucleosis, epstein barr virus, anyone who shows signs of hepatitis, has negative test results, hepatitis a, b, c, should i get my children tested, cmv, no need to either screen, cmv, exclude cmv-excreting children from schools, institutions, the virus is frequently found in many healthy children, adults.