Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy

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 consec...

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Main Authors: M. Dalessandro, K. Falasca, D. Racciatti, P. Zingariello, P. Cacciatore, A. Scarinci, A. Ceccomancini, G. Di Giammarco, E. Pizzigallo, J. Vecchiet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-05-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X0400200204
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1721-727X

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