Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients
causes both ''direct''and ''indirect''effects including allograft rejection, decreased graft and …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease are major complications in the renal
transplant recipient. The occurrence of CMV is associated with acute rejection, allograft …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is recognized as the most common congenital viral infection in
humans and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts …

We assessed the impact of antiviral prophylaxis and preemptive therapy on the incidence
and outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in a nationwide prospective cohort of solid …

Virus replication and progression to disease in transplant patients is determined by patient-,
graft-and virus-specific factors. This complex interaction is modulated by the net state of …

Context: New onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) increases the risk of
cardiovascular disease, rate of infections, graft rejection and graft loss as well as decreases …

Although patients with end-stage renal disease can be maintained with dialysis therapy, the
superiority of patient survival with renal transplantation makes transplantation the preferred …

Background We examined, through genome‐wide association studies (GWAS), the
correlation between recipient genetic variation and renal function at five yr. Methods Our …

The pentraxin superfamily consists of highly conserved multimeric pattern recognition
proteins, which are components of the humoral arm of innate immunity. Besides the classical …

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most frequent infectious disease
following organ transplantation. Strategies to prevent this infection remain a matter for …