Is cMV pp65 antigen testing of limited utility in the diagnosis of concomitant CMV disease in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era?
The CMV pp65 Ag test is useful in excluding concomitant CMV disease, but has limited utility in the diagnosis of acute CMV disease. The highest test utility will be in patients with a high likelihood of CMV disease based on symptoms, and CD4 cell count.
Our results suggest that the level of psychological dissociation is associated with the severity of anxiety symptoms rather than with OCD symptoms. Further investigation of association between dissociative and anxiety states is needed.