Who is at risk for developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection following liver transplantation?

Who among cytomegalovirus-seropositive l

Who among cytomegalovirus-seropositive liver transplant recipients is at risk for cytomegalovirus infection?

✍ Nina Singh; Cheryl Wannstedt; Lois Keyes; Marilyn M. Wagener; Thomas V. Cacciare 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 79 KB

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 recipients. Study patients comprised 182 consecutive liver transplant recipients who survived at least 14 days afte