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Description
Cytomegalovirus p65. Specificity: Ten to forty percent of the patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) develop cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. In some patients with AIDS, CMV is detected in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), urine, and other specimens, even when there are no symptoms of CMV disease. An indicator of active CMV infection is needed to facilitate the diagnosis of CMV disease in patients with AIDS or HIV infection. CMV p65 antigen was detected in the leukocytes
1. Hanabusa H, Matsuda F, Tanaka Y, Uesugi T, Ota T, Sato T, Nomori H, Minematsu T, Minamishima Y, Mori R. Detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigen for rapid diagnosis and monitoring of CMV diseases in AIDS. [Article in Japanese] Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1994;68(9):1105-12.