Antiviral drugs for cytomegalovirus diseases

KK Biron - Antiviral research, 2006 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus infections are associated with severe morbidity and mortality is patients at
risk for disease because of immune system disabilities; in particular, recipients of stem cell …

Antiviral treatment of cytomegalovirus infection

A Ahmed - Infectious Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic pathogen associated with significant morbidity
and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Antiviral agents specifically targeting CMV were …

New therapies for human cytomegalovirus infections

WJ Britt, MN Prichard - Antiviral research, 2018 - Elsevier
The recent approval of letermovir marks a new era of therapy for human cytomegalovirus
(HCMV) infections, particularly for the prevention of HCMV disease in hematopoietic stem …

Antiviral strategies to combat cytomegalovirus infections in transplant recipients

P Lischka, H Zimmermann - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2008 - Elsevier
Human cytomegalovirus remains an important pathogen for transplant recipients. To date, a
limited number of drugs have been licensed for the treatment of HCMV infection and …

Cytomegalovirus treatment

BH Tan - Current treatment options in infectious diseases, 2014 - Springer
Opinion statement In treating cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, it is crucial to decide whether
one is treating pre-emptively or if one is treating established disease. Disease may be …

Valganciclovir as treatment for cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

O Len, J Gavalda, J María Aguado… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes morbidity in solid organ transplant
(SOT) recipients, either by direct injury or in association with chronic allograft rejection or …

New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection after solid organ transplantation

AJ Eid, RR Razonable - Drugs, 2010 - Springer
Despite remarkable advances in the diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for its
management, cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains one of the most important pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of valganciclovir vs. oral ganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

C Paya, A Humar, ED Dominguez, K Washburn… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
We compared the efficacy and safety of valganciclovir with those of oral ganciclovir in
preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in high-risk seronegative solid organ transplant …

Current antiviral strategies for controlling cytomegalovirus in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: prevention and therapy

M Boeckh - Transplant infectious disease, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a cause of significant morbidity and mortality after
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Ganciclovir prophylaxis, or preemptive …

New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection after transplantation

A Meesing, RR Razonable - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) continues to be one of the most important pathogens that
universally affect solid organ and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients …