Frequent Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus but Not JC Virus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in Northern Thailand
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- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (7) , 3484-3486
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.7.3484-3486.2005
Abstract
Applying nested-PCRs, we frequently detected DNA of Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus but not JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid samples from 140 human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with central nervous system symptoms in northern Thailand. Despite the low incidence of primary central nervous system lymphoma or cytomegalovirus encephalitis among Thai AIDS patients, Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infections in the central nervous system are common.Keywords
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