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[Clinical features of mononucleosis because of Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus co-infection in adult patients].

Objective: To identify the clinical features of mononucleosis caused by co-infection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in adult patients. Methods: A total of 103 inpatients with mononucleosis in Peking University Third Hospital from May 2013 to May 2016 were collected as the study subjects.The patients were divided into three groups according to the responsible pathogens: 33 patients infected with EBV and CMV, 53 infected with EBV alone and 17 infected with CMV alone.Furthermore, a case-control study was employed to retrospectively compare the clinical characteristics and prognosis with χ(2,) t or rank tests. Results: The incidences of sore throat, pharynx congestion, tonsil enlargement, tonsil membrane, lymphadenectasis in co-infected patients were statistically lower than those in EBV-infected patients(χ(2)=19.202-25.492, all P <0.05), and were equivalent to those in CMV-infected patients(χ(2)=0.078-4.381, all P >0.05). The levels of alkaline phosphatase, glutamyl transferase, lactic dehydrogenase, white blood cell count and atypical lymphocyte in co-infected patients were statistically lower than those in EBV-infected patients( t / U =3.471-104.629, all P <0.05), and were similar to those in CMV-infected patients( t / U =0.447-24.330, all P >0.05). The levels of alanine aminotransferase and total bilirubin in co-infected patients were equivalent to those in the other two groups( U =1.695, 6.371, both P >0.05). The duration of fever in co-infected patients[(18±9) d] was between EBV alone [(15±7) d] and CMV alone [(21±7) d]infected patients. Conclusions: Co-infection of EBV and CMV is not uncommon.The clinic manifestation of co-infection is more like CMV infection. Liver injury and duration of fever shows no aggravation.

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