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ReviewViruses2021

Cytomegalovirus Infections in Children with Primary and Secondary Immune Deficiencies.

Caroline M Bateman, Alison Kesson, Madeleine Powys, Melanie Wong, Emily Blyth

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Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline M BatemanCancer Centre for Children, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2759-8279
Alison KessonDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
Madeleine PowysCancer Centre for Children, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2458-3111
Melanie WongDepartment of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
Emily BlythWestmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AUChildren's Hospital at Westmead · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a human herpes virus that causes significant morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed children. CMV primary infection causes a clinically mild disease in healthy children, usually in early childhood; the virus then utilises several mechanisms to establish host latency, which allows for periodic reactivation, particularly when the host is immunocompromised. It is this reactivation that is responsible for the significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. We review CMV infection in the primary immunodeficient host, including early identification of these infants by newborn screening to allow for CMV infection prevention strategies. Furthermore, clinical CMV is discussed in the context of children treated with secondary immunodeficiency, particularly paediatric cancer patients and children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Treatments for CMV are highlighted and include CMV immunotherapy.

Indexed as

AdolescentAntiviral AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunocompromised HostInfantInfant, NewbornMaleNeonatal ScreeningPrimary Immunodeficiency DiseasesTransplantation, HomologousAntiviral Agentschildcytomegalovirushaematopoietic stem cell transplant

Identifiers

PMID34696432
PMCPMC8538792
OpenAlexW3201836298

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Registered trials

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