title: Human cytomegalovirus serological status in patients with interstitial lung diseases.
abstract: Recent data, especially from immunocompromised patients, suggest that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) plays an important role in lung pathology. In this study the serological status of HCMV infection and characteristic of the HCMV infected patients with interstitial lung diseases were determined. The subjects were enrolled prior to immunosuppression therapy introduction.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Ftizjopneumonologii w Zabrzu, i Oddział Kliniczny Chorób Zakaźnych i Hepatologii Zakaźnej w Bytomiu Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach. sdworniczak@slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Szymon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dworniczak
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziora
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basta
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piwowarska
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jastrzebski
authors.forename: Kazimierz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oklek
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozielski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000821:virology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C040495:glycoprotein B, Simplexvirus