title: [Cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus antibodies in patients with idiopathic ulcerative rectocolitis].
abstract: The total and fractioned titres of circulating anticytomegalovirus (CMV) and antiherpesvirus (HSV) antibodies were evaluated in 63 idiopathic ulcerative proctocolitis patients in follow-up. The population was disaggregated applying criteria related to the stage of the disease: duration, extension, number of observed relapses over the follow-up. It was noted that just the anti-HSV antibodies were correlated in a statistically significant way to the extension (p less than 0.025) and duration (p less than 0.025) of the disease. We believe that this behaviour is a manifestation of the disease and that the antiHSV titration may be included in a score of evaluation during the follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Patologia Medica, I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riegler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Simone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sodano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000097:blood*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
vernacular_title: Anticorpi per il virus citomegalico e per quello dell'herpes simplex in pazienti con rettocolite ulcerosa idiopatica.