Getting Cmv When You Have Hiv

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Table of Contents Introduction How Is CMV Spread? How Do I Prevent CMV Infection? How Can I Tell If I Have CMV Infection? How Do I Prevent CMV Disease? Can I Ever Stop Preventive Therapy How Can I Tell if I Have CMV Disease? How Do You Treat CMV Disease? Concerns for Pregnant Women Concerns for Children Your CD4 Cell Counts How Can I Get the Medicines to Treat CMV? What About Resistance? What Research Is Being Done on...

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HIV and CMV (CMV)

Hi...My dad has been HIV+ for about 9 years now. He was diagnosed with ALL last year (which at this moment is currently in remission). He is currently taking maintence chemo pills and Atripla for his HIV. He was just told he has CMV. Is he in the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Because your dad is HIV positive and now has CMV (cytomegalovirus), he meets the definition for AIDS. I'll reprint below some information about CMV from the archives. I encourage you to review the wealth of information on this site. It... Read more »

cmv no HIV

I have had cmv for 5 months. I have cmv hepatitis. My liver enzymes have been normal for about 2 months but it seems the virus has now decided to travel throughout my body. I am HIV- and have now been put on valcyte 4 days ago. Doctors tell me I...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

I can't give you a real satisfying answer here-- some people just handle CMV infection better than others.... Read more »

HIV and CMV

Dr,Because I have continually tested ELIZA negative to HIV, now even at 5 months past exposure,and have continued experiencing suggestive symptoms, I did some more extensive bloodwork. My doctor found that I had a high level of CMV antibodies, and...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Almost all adults have evidence of CMV antibodies as evidence of past exposure. Acute infection as an adult would result in a relatively severe flu like illness and could mimic acute HIV infection. It would be unlikely to get both infections... Read more »

hiv/cmv coinfection

Dear Dr Bob My girlfriend had a liver transplant and got cmv from which I caught from her. Than I cheated on her with a woman who has advance hiv unprotected and I did not know it. And went back with with my girlfriend and kept getting infected...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I don't understand what you mean when you report you "keep getting infected with CMV." CMV is one of those viruses that once you get it you essentially have it forever, but in most cases the immune system keeps it under control.... Read more »

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cmv/hiv coinfection

Posted by frankie7878, 2 Replies

My girlfriend has cmv from a liver transplant and I allso got it from her. than we broke up and I had sex with a woman who had hiv unprotected. I started to get sore trqot and puss right after and had to go on antibitics. than I went back with my... Read more »

CMV - I over came it last year but its back

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have aids and currently 43 tcells had CMV AND KS and was diagnoss with aids last december been pos17 years jan 21st.
I think the CMV is coming back my sight in my left eye is growing worse. Has anybody ever had CMV did you over come it. I Did last... Read more »

cmv ebv do i have hiv too

Posted by schokoo, 1 Reply

i have cmv and ebv both vca igg positive in high levels but vca igm negative. do i seroconvert late for hive then. does it mean that i have hiv to. i have tested duo test for hiv out to 100 days. ?? Read more »

cmv

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Ive had all the hiv symptoms and tested neg at 4 months,but just tested pos for cmv.Ive heard with cmv the symptoms can be the same as hiv.Does anyone have or know much about cmv is it a serious disease and how long do symptoms last with it im still... Read more »

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