Detection of human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in coronary atherosclerotic tissue

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Ana Vitória Imbronito²  Silvia Linardi Marcelino²  Sabrina Rosa Grande²  Fabio Daumas Nunes¹  Giuseppe Alexandre Romito² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Odontologia Departamento de EstomatologiaSão Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: atherosclerosis;    cytomegalovirus;    Epstein-Barr virus;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822010000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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