[PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing

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From: Dewton Vasconcelos <dmvascon at usp.br>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:23:04 
To: <pagid at list.clinimmsoc.org>
Subject: Re: [PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing

Dear Andy
 
 We do CMI by Ag specific lymphoproliferation to CMV and VZV, but I think it would be very difficult to send the samples to our lab. Nevertheless, I will go to Philadelphia at the 1st PID Conference and, if you think it could be helpful, I can get some samples of CMV and VZV antigen for CMI testing in your lab.
 
 All the best,
 
 Dewton de Moraes-Vasconcelos
 University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine
 
 Saxon, Andy M.D. escreveu: 
Our ophthalmologists have a couple of other wise normal patients with isolated CMV anterior chamber of the eye inflammation. While this is well recognized with Herpes I/II virus, it is very rare with CMV.   The patients' have antibody to CMV but we'd like to measure cell mediated immunity to CMV as well.  
  
Does anyone know a lab or group that does measures cell mediated immunity to CMV?' 
  
Similarly, I have an elderly otherwise health lady other than slightly low % and # CD8 cells [CD8 12%(16-41), 102 (255-1090] and reported repeated localized Zoster  which is, as usual, not well confirmed in the records. Clearly we need to establish if it is really Zoster as generally these cases turn out not to be and her level of antibody to Zoster. However, in case, 
Does anyone know a lab or group that does measures cell mediated immunity to H. zoster? 
  
Andy Saxon, MD 
UCLA School of Medicine 
  

 
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