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Cytomegalovirus Infection in Childhood Leukaemia
Author(s) -
Sutton R. N. P.,
Darby C. W.,
Gumpel S. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1971.tb07055.x
Subject(s) - cytomegalovirus , serology , cytomegalovirus infection , immunology , medicine , antibody , virology , disease , viral disease , human cytomegalovirus , herpesviridae , virus
S ummary . Serological evidence of infection with cytomegalovirus was established in six out of 27 children with leukaemia observed over a period of 37 mth; overt illness was observed in three of these six. Infection with cytomegalovirus apparently did not influence the prognosis of the underlying disease and there was no evidence that immunoglobulin deficiency predisposed to infection.