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ArticleCureus2023

Co-infection of Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Osamah AlAmeen, Areej Mohammed, Mohanad Faisal, Samah Kohla, Ahmad Abdulhadi

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Osamah AlAmeenInternal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.
Areej MohammedInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Mohanad FaisalInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Samah KohlaLaboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hematology Section, National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Ahmad AbdulhadiInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Hamad General Hospital · QANational Center for Cancer Care and Research · QAHamad Medical Corporation · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in immunocompetent patients usually resolves without treatment. However, it can cause severe symptoms that can last for several weeks, especially in immunocompromised patients. Indications for antiviral immunocompetent individuals with CMV disease are not well-established. Here, we report two cases who had concomitant CMV-EBV infection. The first patient ultimately received anti-CMV therapy with significant improvement in symptoms and labs. The second patient had a milder disease course and was treated conservatively.

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cmv ebvcytomegalovirus-cmvebv-associated hepatitishepatitisviruses

Identifiers

PMID38022095
PMCPMC10667022
OpenAlexW4387899362

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