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. 1992 Nov;30(11):2776–2779. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.11.2776-2779.1992

Quantification of cytomegalovirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after allogeneic marrow transplantation by centrifugation culture.

M A Slavin 1, C A Gleaves 1, H G Schoch 1, R A Bowden 1
PMCID: PMC270526  PMID: 1333478

Abstract

A technique to quantify cytomegalovirus (CMV) by centrifugation culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from marrow transplant recipients was developed. This technique was used to assess the CMV response to antiviral treatment and the relationship between viral load, asymptomatic excretion versus symptomatic infection, and prognosis. Relative to tube cell culture, centrifugation culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was more sensitive than direct fluorescent-antibody staining. It was also a rapid, replicable method for detecting and measuring the amount of CMV. There was no significant difference between viral load at diagnosis and after 9 days of treatment with ganciclovir and intravenous immunoglobulin. Viral load was not predictive of outcome, and there was no difference in amount of virus between patients with asymptomatic CMV excretion and those with CMV pneumonia. The amount of CMV may not be as important as other factors (e.g., host immune response) in the pathogenesis of CMV pneumonia.

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