Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant recipients

MG Ison, JA Fishman - Clinics in chest medicine, 2005 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia is uncommon in patients who have intact immune
systems other than as an occasional complication of cardiopulmonary bypass [1]. Most …

Diversity of antiviral‐resistant human cytomegalovirus in heart and lung transplant recipients

JM Iwasenko, GM Scott, Z Naing… - Transplant Infectious …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
JM Iwasenko, GM Scott, Z. Naing, AR Glanville, WD Rawlinson. Diversity of antiviral‐
resistant human cytomegalovirus in heart and lung transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis …

Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in organ transplant recipients

S Kusne, R Shapiro, J Fung - Transplant infectious disease, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral pathogen in organ transplant recipients.
The patients at highest risk of developing CMV disease are seronegative recipients of …

Leflunomide as part of the treatment for multidrug‐resistant cytomegalovirus disease after lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature

NJ Verkaik, RAS Hoek, H Van Bergeijk… - Transplant Infectious …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in transplant patients is challenging
and, with antiviral resistance to first‐line drugs, it remains uncertain which treatment …

Treatment of invasive cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant patients with ganciclovir

DL Dunn, JL Mayoral, KJ Gillingham, CM Loeffler… - …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
The occurrence of cytomegalovirus infection after solid organ transplantation has been
correlated with decreased patient and allograft survival. The disease has not been …

Management of cytomegalovirus infection and disease after solid-organ transplantation

W van der Bij, R Speich - Clinical infectious diseases, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) continues to be a cause of substantial morbidity and death after
solid-organ transplantation. There are 3 major consequences of CMV infection: CMV …

Allograft rejection predicts the occurrence of late-onset cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease among CMV-mismatched solid organ transplant patients receiving prophylaxis …

RR Razonable, A Rivero, A Rodriguez… - The Journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The natural history of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease associated with solid organ
transplantation has been modified as a result of the widespread use of antiviral prophylaxis …

Ganciclovir treatment of serious cytomegalovirus infection in heart and heart-lung transplant recipients

S Keay, E Petersen, T Icenogle, BJ Zeluff… - Reviews of Infectious …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
Experience with ganciclovir treatment of life-or sight-threatening cytomegalovirus (CMV)
infections in 22 heart and heart-lung transplant recipients at six medical centers was …

Randomized trial of daily versus three-times-weekly prophylactic ganciclovir after lung and heart-lung transplantation.

MI Hertz, C Jordan, SK Savik, JM Fox… - The Journal of heart …, 1998 - europepmc.org
Background Cytomegalovirus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality risk after lung
transplantation. Ganciclovir, when given for a period of up to 3 months after lung …

Defining the risks for cytomegalovirus infection and disease after solid organ transplantation

RJ Stratta, C Pietrangeli… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus continues to be one of the most clinically significant infections after solid
organ transplantation. Classic definitions of patients at high risk for infection and tissue …