Early and delayed onset cytomegalovirus infection of liver transplant recipients in endemic areas

JM Kim, SJ Kim, JW Joh, CHD Kwon, M Shin… - Transplantation …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The delayed onset of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after liver
transplantation can place patients at risk for graft failure and mortality. METHODS: We …

Cytomegalovirus disease after liver transplantation: a nationwide population-based study

PY Liu, SB Cheng, CC Lin, CH Lin, SN Chang… - Transplantation …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is a significant complication after liver
transplantation. The estimated incidence varies among studies, which have been conducted …

Is cytomegalovirus infection dangerous in cytomegalovirus‐seropositive recipients after liver transplantation?

JM Kim, SJ Kim, JW Joh, CHD Kwon… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections contracted after liver transplantation put patients at an
increased risk of morbidity and mortality. We analyzed the effects of CMV infection by time of …

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 …

[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 …

Impact of evolving trends in recipient and donor characteristics on cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplant recipients1

N Singh, C Wannstedt, L Keyes, MM Wagener… - …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background. This study determines whether the recipient and donor characteristics that
influence the cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection rate after liver transplantation have changed …

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 …

Risk factors of cytomegalovirus infection after living donor liver transplantation.

N Akamatsu, Y Sugawara, J Kaneko, Y Kishi… - Hepato …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Results The incidence of CMV infection and CMV disease was 44% and 3%, respectively.
Acute rejection was significantly associated with CMV infection. Conclusions The incidence …

[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 …

[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 …