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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 3(41), p. 563-566
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822010000300004
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Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Coronary Atherosclerotic Tissue
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Abstract
Previous studies indicated that patients with atherosclerosis are predominantly infected by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), but rarely infected by type 1 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-1). In this study, atheromas of 30 patients who underwent aortocoronary bypass surgery with coronary endartherectomy were tested for the presence of these two viruses. HCMV occurred in 93.3% of the samples and EBV-1 was present in 50% of them. Concurrent presence of both pathogens was detected in 43.3% of the samples.