Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurs very often after solid organ transplantation and is often a life-threatening complication of long-term immunosoppressive therapy. Actually it is unknown which type of drug is indicated to control the infection in immunocompromised patients. We studied 10 consecutive patients who had undergone heart-transplantation and in which CMV infection was the commonest post-transplant infectious disease. Our results suggest a careful monitoring of IgG seropositivity in heart transplant patients, especially when it is not possible to know the serum status of the donor. Copyright © by BIOLIFE. s.a.s.
Titolo: | Cytomegalovirus infection in heart-transplants recipients, in a central region of Italy |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 |
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Abstract: | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurs very often after solid organ transplantation and is often a life-threatening complication of long-term immunosoppressive therapy. Actually it is unknown which type of drug is indicated to control the infection in immunocompromised patients. We studied 10 consecutive patients who had undergone heart-transplantation and in which CMV infection was the commonest post-transplant infectious disease. Our results suggest a careful monitoring of IgG seropositivity in heart transplant patients, especially when it is not possible to know the serum status of the donor. Copyright © by BIOLIFE. s.a.s. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11564/157814 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |