Cytomegalovirus infection of liver transplant recipients: Comparison of antigenemia and molecular biology assays

N Singh - Liver transplantation, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: CMV is a major clinical problem in transplant recipients. Thus, it is important to
use sensitive and specific diagnostic techniques to rapidly and accurately detect CMV …

Cytomegalovirus infection in liver transplant recipients.

J Fan, WH Ma, J Qian, Z Chen, DS Huang… - Hepatobiliary & …, 2002 - europepmc.org
Methods 30 recipients of LT were screened for the appearance of CMV infection by using
ELISA to test anti-CMV-Ab from serum samples and using immunohistochemistry method to …

Usefulness of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay after liver transplantation

HK KI, KM SOHN, JY RHEE, YM WI… - Infection and …, 2005 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia
assay among liver transplant recipients in Samsung Medical Center. MATERIALS AND …

Cytomegalovirus infection of the liver transplant: virological, histological, immunological, and clinical observations

I Lautenschlager, L Halme… - Transplant Infectious …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The most common organ‐specific manifestation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after
liver transplantation is hepatitis. Here we retrospectively describe the detailed virological …

Comparison of plasma polymerase chain reaction and pp65-antigenemia assay in the quantification of cytomegalovirus in liver and kidney transplant patients

H Piiparinen, K Höckerstedt, C Grönhagen-Riska… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant problem in transplantation. The antiviral
treatment is based on the clinical symptoms and the rapid laboratory diagnosis. Although …

Comparison of a new quantitative cytomegalovirus DNA assay with other detection methods

M Macartney, EJ Gane, B Portmann, R Williams - Transplantation, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Objective. We assessed a new cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA hybridization assay. We also
compared the assay with other currently used assays to determine its use in the early …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Monitoring After Liver Transplantation: Comparison of CMV Pp65 Antigenemia Assay with Real-Time PCR Calibrated to WHO International …

H Kamei, Y Ito, Y Onishi, M Suzuki, H Imai… - Annals of …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for
liver transplant recipients. Although the CMV pp65 antigenemia (AG) assay has been widely …

Monitoring and detection of cytomegalovirus in liver transplant recipients

A Milan, AM Sampaio, AC Guardia, CR Pavan… - Transplantation …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a β-herpesvirus. CMV infections are a common complication
contributing to morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation. Among organ transplant …

Clinical evaluation of a new recombinant antigen-based cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin M immunoassay in liver transplant recipients

VW Halling, GT Maine, CM Groettum, JA Wilson… - …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Background. Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
among transplant recipients. Monitoring transplant recipients by CMV IgM serology has …

CLINICAL UTILITY OF QUANTITATIVE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS VIRAL LOAD DETERMINATION FOR PREDICTING CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DISEASE IN LIVER …

A Humar, D Gregson, AM Caliendo, A McGeer… - …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Background. The early detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) after liver transplantation may
form the basis of a preemptive strategy for prevention of active CMV disease. Methods. We …