ABSTRACT
Human cytomegalovirus [HCMV], a member of the beta-virus herpes family, is a ubiquitous human pathogen. After a primary infection, HCMV establishes life latency. HCMV rarely causes symptomatic disease in an immunocompetent host, however, it is a major cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals and developing fetuses. The HCMV genome consists of 240 kbp of double stranded DNA. Early diagnosis molecular of CMV infection is important. The objective of this study was to develop a molecular methods: Quantitative Hybrid capture for the detection of DNA CMV. We present results for 200 immunocompromised collected from 1999 to 2003 [122 men and 78 women, whom mean age was 35 years]. Our results showed that 25% of women and 36% of men were positif for hybrid capture DNA CMV.This simple test [cold probe] provide quantitative and fast results. Also the efficacity of anti-CMV therapy can be followed. More over. in contrary with pp65- antigenemia assay and CMV PCR, this test can be managed on biopsy sample
ABSTRACT
Human papillomavirus [HPV] infection tend to be the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease [STD], and "high-risk" HPV types are correlated to intro-epithelial neoplasia, especially cervical cancer. - The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of "high-risk" HPV types in condylona. - Patients and methods: a non randomized prospective study was performed, including 24 patients with condyloma examined int the department of Dermatology of Charles Nicolle's hospital. Molecular hybridization method was realized for all patients to identify HPV type. - - Mean age of the 24 patients was 37.8 years. - Ratio [male/female]: 1.4 - In 21 patients HPV DNA was detected. - 2 women had "high risk" HPV type [9.5 percent]