Aspects of cytomegalovirus reactivation in critically ill patients

Autor: V. V. Gorbachev, T. I. Dmitrachenko, V. M. Semenov, S. K. Egorov
Jazyk: ruština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Журнал инфектологии, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 61-68 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-6732
DOI: 10.22625/2072-6732-2022-14-4-61-68
Popis: Cytomegalovirus plays an essential role in human pathology. Primary infection usually occurs in childhood and subsequently, a lifelong latency is formed which the virus replicates by evading the immune response. In recent years, more and more researchers have concluded that cytomegalovirus reactivation may occur in critically ill patients. Despite the available evidence, data on reactivation in this group of patients are limited by the relatively small sample size, the variety of patient groups studied, the differences in study methodology, and the variability in reported results, which excludes the possibility of summarizing the results.This study aimed to determine the frequency of reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients and to identify its main clinical features.Materials and methods. The study included 118 critically ill patients with severe bacterial and viral-bacterial infections accompanied by multiple organ dysfunction. Cytomegalovirus reactivation was determined by the detection of DNA in combination with the presence of IgG.Results. Reactivation was detected in 36.4% of cases. Frequency and terms of reactivation in blood and sputum as well as trends of viral load changes in dynamics were shown. The main clinical features of reactivation in different pathologies (sepsis of bacterial etiology, COVID-19, non-septic critical patients) were noted. HCMV DNA was more frequently detected in the blood of septic patients (44.8%) compared with COVID-19 (13.0%, p
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