Severe systemic cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent patient outside the intensive care unit: a case report

Severe systemic cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent patient outside the intensive care unit: a case report

Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus is responsible for an opportunistic infection that can be life threatening in immunocompromised patients, while it is usually mild or completely asymptomatic in immunocompetent subjects. In the recent years, however, some cases of severe cytomegalovirus infection...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Carpani, Sergio Foresti, Raffaella Dell’Oro, Guido Grassi, Michele Bombelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cytomegalovirus
Immunocompetent
Colitis
Pneumonia
Valganciclovir
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3621-8

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