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Document 0648
DOCN M9480648
TI Diagnostic value for culture of cerebrospinal fluid from HIV-1-infected
individuals for opportunistic viruses: a prospective study.
DT 9410
AU Dix RD; McCarthy M; Berger JR; Department of Ophthalmology, University
of Miami School of; Medicine, Florida.
SO AIDS. 1994 Mar;8(3):307-12. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94304550
AB OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid
(CSF) culture for opportunistic viruses from HIV-1-infected individuals.
METHODS: A 4-year prospective study was conducted using a participant
population consisting of 186 HIV-1-infected individuals without
neurologic disease, 73 HIV-1-infected individuals with encephalopathy,
myelopathy, and/or peripheral neuropathy, and 10 controls. CSF samples
recovered at 1-year intervals were subjected to virus culture using
technique commonly used in the clinical laboratory setting. RESULTS: CSF
samples obtained from only 15 of the 269 (5.6%) participants yielded an
opportunistic virus upon culture. Cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus
types 1 and 2, adenovirus, and presumptive enteroviruses were
identified. No consistent correlation was observed between the detection
of an opportunistic virus within a CSF sample and the presence or future
development of neurologic disease. However, a significant correlation
was observed between culture of virus from CSF and the future
development of abnormal CD4+ (chi 2, P = 0.0286) and CD8+ (chi 2, P =
0.0018) lymphocyte counts in HIV-1-infected participants without
neurologic disease. CONCLUSION: These results show that culture of CSF
to screen for opportunistic viruses is neither diagnostic nor predictive
of neurologic disease in HIV-1-infected individuals. Nevertheless, the
presence of virus within CSF may be an indicator of HIV-1-mediated
immune dysfunction and a predictor for future development of abnormal
CD4+ and/or CD8+ lymphocyte counts.
DE Antigens, CD8 AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/ MICROBIOLOGY Cerebrospinal
Fluid/*MICROBIOLOGY Human *HIV-1 Leukocyte Count Nervous System
Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/MICROBIOLOGY Prospective Studies
Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. T-Lymphocyte Subsets T4 Lymphocytes
Virology/METHODS Virus Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/MICROBIOLOGY
CLINICAL TRIAL JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).