Leucopenia and Cytomegalovirus infection in chemotherapy cancer
patients in Najaf, Iraq
الباحث الأول:
Taghreed Abdul Kareem AL-MAKHZOOMY⁕1
الباحثين الآخرين:
, Suad Gazi Jaafer AL KUFI1
, Alaa Mahdy OBAID KHZAL1
,
Saif Jabbar YASIR2
, Ali Saleem Abdulridha ARIDHEE3
المجلة:
Iran. J. Ichthyol. (Special issue 1, 2021): 267-263 CT
© 2021 Iranian Society of Ichthyology
P-ISS
تاريخ النشر:
None
مختصر البحث:
Abstract: CMV (cytomegalovirus) is a widespread virus and body retains the virus for the
rest of the life after infection. Since CMV impacts on person’s health, CMV infection can be
deadly for patients with compromised immune systems, including …
Abstract: CMV (cytomegalovirus) is a widespread virus and body retains the virus for the
rest of the life after infection. Since CMV impacts on person’s health, CMV infection can be
deadly for patients with compromised immune systems, including those undergone an organ,
stem cell, or bone marrow transplant. This work aimed to study the relationship between
viral infection of CMV and leucopenic cancer patients. A total of 170 blood samples were
taken from patients who agreed to participate (cross-sectional study). Middle Euphrates
Cancer Center participants were separated into two groups: 80 cancer patients with
Leucopenia, 90 cancer patients without Leucopenia, without Leucopenia. 80 people had 50
lgM-positive (62.5%), 61 IgG-positive (76%) and 45 CMV-Ags positive cases (56 % ). In
mild cases, 8 IgM and 9 IgG positive patients were found. There were also 5 CMV-Ags
positives (51,2 %). 25 IgM positive, 19 IgG positive, 17 CMV-Ag 6 positive. There were 23
IgM positives, 31 IgG positives, and 23 viral Ag positives. (10,11 %). The current study
showed the existence of viral infections in the group of cancer patients who suffer from
leucopenia compared to the group of patients without. Because of a weakened immune
system, the virus reactivated.
Keywords: CMV, Leucopenia, Cancer patients, ELlSA, IgM, IgG.
