Association between Guillain-Barré syndrome and Herpes virus family members, A Multiplex PCR study | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology | ||
| Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 173-179 PDF (364.3 K) | ||
| Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2020.249876 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Awatef M. Awwad1; Ghada A. Ashmawi2; Yasmin E. Hassan1; Sara L. Asser* 1 | ||
| 1Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| 2Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious autoimmune peripheral neuropathy, in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells. The reason for this condition is unknown; however it is usually triggered by an associated infection, gastrointestinal or a respiratory, and to a less extent vaccination. Several infections have been encountered preceding Guillain-Barré syndrome: Campylobacter jejuni, Influenza, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Mycoplasma pneumonia and HIV. Objectives: The aim of this research is to evaluate the etiological correlation between CMV, EBV & HHV-6 infection and Guillain Barre syndrome. Methodology: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 30 patients attending the clinic of Neurology Department, as well as 20 control subjects, to identify the presence of the CMV, EBV & HHV-6 viral genome by Real-time multiplex RCR. Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that CMV UL 32 gene was significantly higher among studied cases as compared to controls and thus may be an attributable etiological agent for triggering the disease. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Guillain-Barré; Herpes; Multiplex PCR | ||
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