[PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing

[John Ziegler]

Andy
 
Tony Kelleher and John Zaunders at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney have a
flow-based assay for CMV but need fresh cells. There is a Quantiferon assay.
 
John Ziegler
 

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Sent: Friday, 16 April 2010 6:18 PM
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Subject: [PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing


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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