Open AccessDetection of Cytomegalovirus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from HIV-Positive Individuals with Community Acquired Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Arati Mane,
Pankaj Gujar,
Shraddha Gaikwad,
Tilak Dhamgaye,
Arun Risbud
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28148.10302
Subject(s) - bronchoalveolar lavage , medicine , cytomegalovirus , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , immunology , tuberculosis , bacterial pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , mycobacterium tuberculosis , coinfection , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , pathology , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , herpesviridae , antibiotics
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is one of the frequent viral pneumonia reported in persons with HIV infection. Knowledge of pulmonary CMV infection is important for deciding appropriate diagnostic strategies. However, there is scanty literature addressing the role of CMV aetiology among HIV positive individuals presenting with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) using Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) samples from India.