Absence of cytomegalovirus in gingivitis and chronic periodontitis in HIV-1 patients in Northern Brazil

Absence of cytomegalovirus in gingivitis and chronic periodontitis in HIV-1 patients in Northern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION The influence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) on the progression of chronic periodontitis in HIV patients is poorly investigated. METHODS ELISA was used for anti-CMV antibody IgG titer measurements and real-time polymerase chain reaction for qualitative and quantitative CMV detect...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Ana Cláudia Braga Amoras Alves, Thalita de Almeida Amanajás, Brenna Magdalena Lima Nogueira, Tatiany Oliveira de Alencar Menezes, Leonardo Quintão Siravenha, Danilo Leôncio Aguiar Pereira, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Luciana Campêlo da Silva Gilet, Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HIV
Cytomegalovirus
Periodontal disease
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