title: Search for herpesvirus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of HIV patients with brain disorders: prevalence of cytomegalovirus DNA findings.
abstract: A study was carried out to search for the presence of the seven human herpesvirus DNAs in cerebrospinal fluid from 52 human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with brain disorders. Cytomegalovirus DNA was the most prevalent with 12 positive samples; Epstein-Barr virus and varicellazoster DNAs were detected in three and two samples, respectively, while no sample was positive for the DNA of the other herpesviruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Portolani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meacci
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pietrosemoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pecorari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cermelli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Rienzo
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000821:virology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000209:etiology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral