Preclinical data demonstrate >90% reduction in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) reactivation from latency, establishing proof-of-concept for SYN002 in human kidneys -- Data published in the American ...

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives in ...

A new study found that people with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may be more likely to develop systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and CMV could influence how the disease starts.

Credit: Getty Images This review provides a concise overview of the epidemiology, etiology, history, diagnostic criteria, and management of CMV infection in solid organ transplant recipients.

Minnesota's new universal newborn screening program for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) identified infants with neurologic abnormalities and those at risk for permanent hearing loss who otherwise ...

Human cytomegalovirus infections are still associated with severe morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals, despite the availability of five drugs that are currently licensed for ...

The C in TORCH stands for CMV – cytomegalovirus, a type of herpesvirus that infects between 50% and 85% of adults in the U.S. and almost all adults in other parts of the world. Most of us never ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that, while often latent in the general population, can become reactivated in individuals with compromised immune systems. Inflammatory bowel disease ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant recipients occurs more frequently when alemtuzumab is used for induction instead of antithymocyte ...

In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous member of the Herpesviridae family that can establish latent infections in humans but may reactivate to cause disease in both immunocompromised and, increasingly, ...