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Criteria for Recurrent Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection

Purpose: To determine if a patient has a recurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection based on the criteria of Ljungman et al.

Description

Ljungman et al listed criteria for the diagnosis of recurrent infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV). The infection may represent reinfection or reactivation of a latent infection. The authors are Huddinge University Hospital (Stockholm), Royal Free and University College Medical School (London) and the Mayo Clinic (Rochester).


 

Criteria for recurrent CMV infection - all of the following:

(1) presence of documented CMV infection

(2) clinical recovery

(3) no virus detected by active surveillance using reliable methods for >= 4 weeks

(4) presence of clinical findings with new detection of CMV

Type

Source

Features of CMV Isolate

reinfection

exogenous

distinct from previous

reactivation of latent virus

endogenous

identical to previous

 

Differential diagnosis:

(1) passive transfer of anti-CMV antibodies

(2) persistent CMV infection (never cleared)

 


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10