title: Ganciclovir therapy in two immunocompetent infants with severe acquired CMV pneumonitis.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent hosts is usually benign and does not require antiviral therapy. Rarely, however, it can be severe and life-threatening. Two immunocompetent infants with severe acquired CMV infection are reported who responded dramatically to ganciclovir with no observed side-effects. Ganciclovir should be considered in the rare instance of severe CMV infection in immunocompetent children.
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital & The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India. drsuresh30@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Natarajan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Vasanthi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiruvengadam
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir