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3 . 2013
Herpesvirus infection
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Leading article

To treat or not to treat Epstein–Barr virus infection: detailed review of different tactics

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In this review medical tactics of patients management in case of severe EBV manifestations were analyzed. Authors gave practical guidelines based on extensive literature data published in the last twenty years.
Problem articles

Key issues of current and diagnosis of Epstein–Barr virus infection

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Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is one of the oldest and Epstein-Barr virus infection is now widely held all over the world. Infection of the adult population, according to the global serological studies, to 40 years is >90%. Important is the appropriate application of

Epstein–Barr virus associated with newgrowth: clinical, immunophenotypic and immuno-citomorphological characteristic (analytical review

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We now recognize that the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) plays a pivotal role in the development of some lymphomas and lymphoproliferative disorders that include B-cell, T-cell and NK-cell processes, and epithelial and mesenchymal tumors. While over recent years, EBV
Original articles

Primary Epstein–Barr Virus Infection: Impact of Age atAcquisition, Coinfection, and Viral Load

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Chronic Herpesvirus Reactivation Occurs in Aging

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The aged immune system is characterized by clonal expansions of CD8+ T cells of which a substantial portion are directed against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). It is unknown if these expansions represent increased viral reactivation or simply reflect an

Expert commentary for article "Chronic Herpesvirus Reactivation Occurs in Aging"

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Nonhuman primate models for Epstein-Barr virus infection

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpesvirus that infects nearly all humans by adulthood and is associated with a spectrum of human diseases including Infectious Mononucleosis, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, and lymphomas in immunosuppressed hosts. Nonhuman
Clinical practice guideline

A rare adult cases of Epstein-Barr virus infections. Clinical case I*. A rare case of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by Epstein-Barr

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Although half of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases have unknown causes, theremaining causes of DCM are extensive. In some cases, DCM starts with myocarditis. Myocarditis is associated with a wide range of infections. The main mechanism seems to be immune-mediated damage to

A rare adult cases of Epstein-Barr virus infections. Clinical case II. Fulminant Epstein-Barr virus infection with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis.

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Infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is common in adolescence and generally has an excellent prognosis. Fulminant infection, by contrast, is very rare. Associated with this are some published reports of fatal complications such as secondary

A rare adult cases of Epstein-Barr virus infections.Clinical case of III*. Epstein-Barre-positive proctal V-cellular lymphoma

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This case report is on a very rare case of giant anal canal ulcer with rectal prolapse causing total faecal incontinence. An elderly patient in her eighties presented to the emergency department with complaints of a mass protruding thorough anus along with fresh rectal
Education module

Outline of the workshop on «Infectious mononucleosis caused by the epstein-barr virus» in the framework of a basic course of the working curriculum residency on the specialty «infectious diseases»

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Nowadays all around the world the problem of infectious diseases is particularly acute. Quite a few hours to related infectious pathology emergency situation in one region caused the sudden crisis in healthcare another region. Re-emerging communicable diseases, returning of
Clinical discussion

Antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C with cepeginterferon alfa-2b in combination with ribavirin

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Aim of the study. To compare efficacy and safety of Algeron 1,5 and 2,0 μg/kg with PegIntron in combination with ribavirin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C and to determine therapeutic dose of Algeron. Materials and Methods. 150 adult treatmentnaive patients with
Testing and control

Control tests to the article "Infectious mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr", "Key issues of current and diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus infection" and "Some aspects of the treatment of EBV in adults"

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CHIEF EDITOR
Aleksandr V. Gorelov
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head of Infection Diseases and Epidemiology Department of the Scientific and Educational Institute of Clinical Medicine named after N.A. Semashko ofRussian University of Medicine, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Childhood Diseases, Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director for Research, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor (Moscow, Russian Federation)

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