Abstract Purpose of Review Brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors, while
rare, cause significant morbidity and mortality across all ages. This article summarizes the …

Most viral diseases, with the exception of those caused by human immunodeficiency virus,
are self-limited illnesses that do not require specific antiviral therapy. The currently available …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

These guidelines cover the care of patients from the period following kidney transplantation
until the transplant is no longer working or the patient dies. During the early phase …

Alphaherpesviruses (α-HV) are a large family of double-stranded DNA viruses which cause
many human and animal diseases. There are three human α-HVs: Herpes Simplex Viruses …

Liver transplantation is a standard life-saving procedure for the treatment of many end-stage
liver diseases. The success of this procedure may be limited by infectious complications. In …

Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is the standard of care for patients with
decompensated cirrhosis and for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. More than 6000 …

The good clinical result of lung transplantation is constantly undermined by the high
incidence of infection, which negatively impacts on function and survival. Moreover …

Uracil is one of the most notable pharmacophores in medicinal chemistry as the pyrimidine
nucleobase forms an integral part of many commercial drugs. Though the name uracil is …

Viral primary infections and reactivations are common complications in patients after solid
organ transplantation (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and are …