A Hybrid Strategy for the Prevention of Cytomegalovirus-Related Complications in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Recipients

This single center, retrospective study describes experience with a hybrid prevention strategy combining short-course antiviral prophylaxis and preemptive cytomegalovirus (CMV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) monitoring. One hundred twenty-two pediatric liver transplantation recipients were followed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 2009-05, Vol.87 (9), p.1318-1324
Hauptverfasser:	MADAN, Rebecca P, CAMPBELL, Andrew L, SHUST, Gail F, KAHN, Alissa R, WISTINGHAUSEN, Birte, POSADA, Roberto, KERKAR, Nanda, SHNEIDER, Benjamin L, EMRE, Sukru, HEROLD, Betsy C
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Cytomegalovirus Cytomegalovirus - genetics Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology Cytomegalovirus Infections - prevention & control DNA, Viral - analysis Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fundamental immunology Ganciclovir - therapeutic use Humans Infant Liver Transplantation - adverse effects Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Medical sciences Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Postoperative Complications - virology Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Reduction Behavior Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Time Factors Tissue, organ and graft immunology Viremia - epidemiology
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