Treatment For Cmv

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

What Is CMV? How Is CMV Treated? Can CMV Be Prevented? How Do I Choose a Treatment for CMV? The Bottom Line What Is CMV? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that can cause an opportunistic infection (see Fact Sheet 500 .) The virus is very common. Between 50% and 85% of the US population tests positive for CMV by the time they are 40 years old. A healthy immune system keeps this virus in check. When the immune defenses are weak, CMV...

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Failing anemia treatment. and CMV....What now?

Dr. Bob,(If you don't have an answer for me, I understand...)Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Here is my current situation. I've been positive since 1995. 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with ESRD (End stage renal...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your problem is complex and it would be difficult to sort out without having access to your medical file and laboratory studies and the benefit of a physical exam and more detailed medical history. Do you have options? Yes, you do, both in... Read more »

CMV treatment

How goes state-of-the-art CMV retinitis treatment? How long can theCMV-afflicted plan to see, and the CMV-blinded hopeto live? Thanks....

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

There's probably more news in the CMV field than with any other opportunisticinfection. First, there are the mainstays of therapy: IV ganciclovir(Cytovene) and IV foscarnet (Foscavir). Both effective, both a bit of a painin the neck.... Read more »

what is cmv treatment ?

time but the test come igm positive = 18 and igg = negative .Pleas I need your advice about the treatment . what is the better treatment for cmv . I reading on the internet they write Ganciclovir or Foscarnet is good for cmv but I asked hear in all...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Many healthy adults are CMV IgG positive. CMV IgG positive doesn't warrant treatment in the vast majority of situations. This site is exclusively for discussion of side effects of HIV treatment.... Read more »

When is CMV treatment necessary in AIDS patients?

My T-cell count dropped to 15 and my viral load was 800,000. I was then started on anti-viral drugs. The medications have worked well in lowering my viral load (now 196) and raising my T-cell count (now 205). As a result of my low t-cell/high...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your post. I'm glad to hear that we're reaching the South Pacific islands. Based on the limited information that I have about your case, I'd be concerned not about CMV, but rather from peripheral neuropathy (PN). PN... Read more »

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CMV PLEASE DONT WORRY

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi,you know you can have a blood test for cmv,if its not in your blood then you are ok.also cmv eye infection is only a danger with CMV IS SPOTTED STRIGHT AWAY,IT LOOKS LIKE SCRAMBLED EGGS.
ANY EYE DOCTOR WOULD SPOT IT!,IT DOES NOT HIDE.PLEASE WRITE... Read more »

support groups for people with CMV and blindness?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hey everybody,

I'm living in Miami Beach in Florida, and have CMV Retinitis. I was wondering if anybody out there knows of, or might want to start, a support group or organizations for people with CMV Retinitis who suffered blindness as a result of... Read more »

eye implant for cmv

Posted by princealbert, 1 Reply

Has anyone had a vitrasert implant for cmv retinitis? I'm concerned because it's now 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, and my vision is still very cloudy, like someone smeared vaseline over my
right lens. I've been examined 3 times thoroughly, and doctors... Read more »

implant for cmv

Posted by princealbert

Has anyone had a vitrasert implant for cmv retinitis? I'm concerned because it's now 2 1/2 weeks after surgery, and my vision is still very cloudy, like someone smeared vaseline over my right lens. I've been examined 3 times thoroughly, and doctors... Read more »

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