Detection of human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in coronary atherosclerotic tissue
Vitória Imbronito, Ana; Linardi Marcelino, Silvia; Rosa Grande, Sabrina; Daumas Nunes, Fabio; Alexandre Romito, Giuseppe.
Braz. J. Microbiol.;
41(3)2010.
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em Inglês
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Resumo
Previous studies indicated that patients with atherosclerosis are predominantly infected by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), but rarely infected by type 1 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-1). In this study, atheromas of 30 patients who underwent aortocoronary bypass surgery with coronary endartherectomy were tested for the presence of these two viruses. HCMV occurred in 93.3% of the samples and EBV-1 was present in 50% of them. Concurrent presence of both pathogens was detected in 43.3% of the samples.
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