Pre-transplant cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels could prevent severe cytomegalovirus infections post-transplant in liver transplant recipients …

E Gupta, V Pamecha, Y Verma, N Kumar… - Indian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background: Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well.
Pre-transplant CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels (Pre-Tx IgG) could influence the …

Cytomegalovirus infection and disease after liver transplantation: an overview

RJ Stratta, MS Shaeffer, RS Markin, RP Wood… - Digestive diseases and …, 1992 - Springer
Cytomegalovirus is the single most important pathogen in clinical transplantation. Although
much progress has been made in our understanding of the molecular biology and …

Decreased incidence of cytomegalovirus infection in thymoglobulin-treated transplant patients with 6 months of valganciclovir prophylaxis

E Akalin, JS Bromberg, V Sehgal, S Ames… - American Journal of …, 2004 - amjtransplant.org
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is still the most common opportunistic infection following
solid organ transplantation despite the introduction of newer anti-viral medications for …

Cytomegalovirus infection after organ transplantation: an update with special emphasis on renal transplantation

WJ Van Son, TH The - Transplant International, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus infections are still the most important infectious complications after organ
transplantation. Besides historical notes this review will deal with new aspects concerning …

Cytomegalovirus in transplantation – challenging the status quo

JA Fishman, V Emery, R Freeman… - Clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients
causes both ''direct''and ''indirect''effects including allograft rejection, decreased graft and …

Evaluation of clinical outcomes of prophylactic versus preemptive cytomegalovirus strategy in liver transplant recipients

ICO Onor, SB Todd, E Meredith, SD Perez… - Transplant …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality following solid organ
transplantation (SOT). Two strategies, prophylactic, and preemptive have emerged for the …

Etiology and impact of cytomegalovirus disease on solid organ transplant recipients

LM McDevitt - American journal of health-system pharmacy, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Purpose. The characteristics, etiology, natural history, and direct and indirect effects of CMV
disease in solid organ transplant recipients are described. Summary. CMV is a common …

Indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection in solid organ transplant recipients

MJ Pérez-Sola, JJ Castón, R Solana, A Rivero… - … y microbiologia clinica, 2008 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important and frequent complication in solid organ
transplant (SOT) recipients. This infection causes direct effects by viral inclusion in the cells …

Cytomegalovirus infection after solid-organ transplantation, its risk factors, direct and indirect effects and prevention strategies

M Varga, Á Remport, K Czebe, A Péter, É Toronyi… - Orvosi …, 2008 - akjournals.com
The human cytomegalovirus is widely prevalent among human population and it is the most
common viral pathogen that affects both the graft's and solid-organ transplant recipient's …

Cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplant recipients—Guidelines of the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

RR Razonable, A Humar - Clinical transplantation, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common opportunistic infections that affect the
outcome of solid organ transplantation. This updated guideline from the American Society of …