[PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing

[Saxon, Andy M.D.]

Dear Anne and all the others who replied to my request to find a place to test CMV/ZV cell mediated response - Thank you.  We have an "embarrassment of riches" that I was previously unaware of.  The responses I received via the PAGID web site really shows the power of this web site activity.  Thank you again and thanks to PAGID.

The new Chief of Clinical Immunology/Allergy at UCLA, Dr. Marc Riedl, should be seeing the subjects as outpatients and if we learn anything interesting, I'm sure he'll post it here.

And for those of you who are wondering, I officially "retired" a couple of years ago but have been "rehired" part time as per the allowed rules at UCLA where I am still very active in research and see inpatients although I no longer maintain an outpatient practice nor spend what seemed like unending hours on administrative issues... Life is good.

Andy Saxon, MD
Professor of Medicine
UCLA

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From: pagid-bounces at list.clinimmsoc.org [mailto:pagid-bounces at list.clinimmsoc.org] On Behalf Of Junker, Anne
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 7:50 PM
To: 'pagid at list.clinimmsoc.org'
Cc: Tsang, Angela; van den Elzen, Peter
Subject: Re: [PAGID] Herpes virus CMI testing

The BC Children's Hospital Immunology Laboratory in Vancouver BC Canada provides a service assay to measure lymphocyte proliferation against a panel of 7 pathogen antigens, including measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, CMV, HSV and candida.  You can contact Dr. Peter van den Elzen the immunopathologist or Angela Tsang, the Head Technician, in charge via the email contacts provided; for accessioning and costing information.

Anne Junker, MD
Division of Infectious & Immunological Diseases
BC Children's Hospital
Room K4-223, 4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC  V5H3V4
604-875-3591
ajunker at cw.bc.ca

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From: pagid-bounces at list.clinimmsoc.org [mailto:pagid-bounces at list.clinimmsoc.org] On Behalf Of Saxon, Andy M.D.
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 1:18 AM
To: PAGID (pagid at list.clinimmsoc.org)
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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