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
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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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spelling doaj-f29f6969b76d418b917115e2d697d91d2020-11-25T03:43:16ZengSAGE PublishingEuropean Journal of Inflammation1721-727X2004-05-01210.1177/1721727X0400200204Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of ItalyM. DalessandroK. FalascaD. RacciattiP. ZingarielloP. CacciatoreA. Scarinci0A. CeccomanciniG. Di Giammarco1E. PizzigalloJ. Vecchiet Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University “G. d'Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University “G. d'Annunzio”, Chieti, ItalyCytomegalovirus (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.https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X0400200204
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author M. Dalessandro
K. Falasca
D. Racciatti
P. Zingariello
P. Cacciatore
A. Scarinci
A. Ceccomancini
G. Di Giammarco
E. Pizzigallo
J. Vecchiet
spellingShingle M. Dalessandro
K. Falasca
D. Racciatti
P. Zingariello
P. Cacciatore
A. Scarinci
A. Ceccomancini
G. Di Giammarco
E. Pizzigallo
J. Vecchiet
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
European Journal of Inflammation
author_facet M. Dalessandro
K. Falasca
D. Racciatti
P. Zingariello
P. Cacciatore
A. Scarinci
A. Ceccomancini
G. Di Giammarco
E. Pizzigallo
J. Vecchiet
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title Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
title_short Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
title_full Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
title_fullStr Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
title_full_unstemmed Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart-Transplant Recipients in a Central Region of Italy
title_sort cytomegalovirus infection in heart-transplant recipients in a central region of italy
publisher SAGE Publishing
series European Journal of Inflammation
issn 1721-727X
publishDate 2004-05-01
description 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.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X0400200204
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