Pre‐transplant risk factors predicting post‐transplant cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplant recipients

T Saito, H Egawa, T Kudo, S Takakura… - Transplant …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality among
transplant recipients. Although it is still not clear if a preemptive strategy is superior to a …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for cytomegalovirus reactivation after liver transplantation: Can pre‐transplant cytomegalovirus antibody titers predict outcome?

J Bruminhent, C Thongprayoon… - Liver …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite preexisting cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunity, CMV‐seropositive liver
transplantation (LT) patients remain at risk of CMV infection. We hypothesized that the pre …

Risk factors for high level cytomegalovirus viremia in liver transplant recipients and associated outcomes

HL Kleiboeker, MR Jorgenson… - Transplant Infectious …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate epidemiology, risk‐factors, and outcomes of high‐level (HL)
cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in liver transplant recipients. Methods Adult patients …

Evaluation of risk factors for cytomegalovirus infection and disease occurring within 1 year of liver transplantation in high‐risk patients

JG Katsolis, W Bosch, MG Heckman… - Transplant Infectious …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recent studies have demonstrated that cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and
disease are associated with increased risk of graft loss and death in high‐risk (donor CMV …

[PDF][PDF] Who among cytomegalovirus‐seropositive liver transplant recipients is at risk for cytomegalovirus infection?

N Singh, C Wannstedt, L Keyes… - Liver …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A vast majority of the transplant recipients are cytomegalovirus (CMV)‐seropositive (R+). We
sought to assess variables predictive of CMV infection, specifically in R+ liver transplant …

Role of cytomegalovirus specific cell‐mediated immunity in the monitoring of cytomegalovirus infection among living donor liver transplantation adult recipients: A …

A Bhugra, A Khodare, R Agarwal… - Transplant Infectious …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most common post‐transplant viral
infections causing significant morbidity and occasional mortality. Limited literature on the …

The value of pre-emptive therapy for cytomegalovirus after liver transplantation

V Müller, A Perrakis, J Meyer, T Förtsch, K Korn… - Transplantation …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are among the most common infections
following liver transplantation. The main preventive methods for CMV infections are …

[HTML][HTML] Association of cytomegalovirus infection and disease with death and graft loss after liver transplant in high-risk recipients

W Bosch, MG Heckman, NN Diehl, JA Shalev… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
In the era of effective antiviral chemoprophylaxis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease has been
inconsistently associated with increased mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients. A …

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 …

Cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation incidence, risks, and benefits of prophylaxis

K Weigand, P Schnitzler, J Schmidt, F Chahoud… - Transplantation …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and related disease is a feared
complication after liver transplantation. Antiviral prophylaxis is recommended in clinical …