title: [Seroepidemiologic studies in 63 patients given organ transplants in relation to cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, varicella-zoster and HTLV-III: validity and limits].
abstract: We carried out a seroepidemiological study on 63 patients undergoing organ transplantation in order to determine viral markers like CMV, HTLV III, HS and V/Z. The antibodies valuation was carried out by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA-Abbott) and complement fixation test. All the tested markers give a high percentage of positivity even if the values relevant to anti-HTLV III antibodies can not be related to infection but, probably, to anti-HLA-Dr antibodies.
authors.affiliation: II Cattedra di Microbiologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lilli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lorino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berloco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pretagostini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mancini
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014180:Transplantation
vernacular_title: Indagine sieroepidemiologica in 63 pazienti sottoposti a trapianto di organo nei confronti del cytomegalovirus, dell'herpes simplex, del varicella/zoster e dell'HTLV III: validità e limiti.