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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2004; 02(04): 219-223
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557223
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557223
Original Article
Absence of cytomegalovirus infection in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and distal sensory polyneuropathy
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Publication History
06 April 2004
22 June 2004
Publication Date:
29 July 2015 (online)
Abstract
To investigate the role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathy in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on a sample of nine children. Plasma samples were tested for CMV DNA by two polymerase chain reaction assays (sensitivity limits of 400 and 10 copies/mls) respectively. While all nine were CMV seropositive all were negative for viremia in both assays. CMV would appear not to be involved in children with AIDS-associated sensory neuropathies. (J Pediatr Neurol 2004; 2(4): 219–223).