The third international consensus guidelines on the management of cytomegalovirus in solid-organ transplantation

CN Kotton, D Kumar, AM Caliendo, S Huprikar… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Despite recent advances, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections remain one of the most common
complications affecting solid organ transplant recipients, conveying higher risks of …

[HTML][HTML] CMV: prevention, diagnosis and therapy

CN Kotton - American Journal of Transplantation, 2013 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infection after organ transplantation and has a
major impact on morbidity, mortality and graft survival. Optimal prevention, diagnosis and …

Letermovir prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus in hematopoietic-cell transplantation

FM Marty, P Ljungman, RF Chemaly… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a common complication after
allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation. Letermovir is an antiviral drug that inhibits the …

KDIGO clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and care of living kidney donors

KL Lentine, BL Kasiske, AS Levey, PL Adams… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration

A Liberati, DG Altman, J Tetzlaff, C Mulrow… - Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are essential to summarise evidence relating to
efficacy and safety of healthcare interventions accurately and reliably. The clarity and …

Common infections in kidney transplant recipients

S Karuthu, EA Blumberg - … Journal of the American Society of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. To
some extent, these may be preventable. Careful pretransplant screening, immunization, and …

Cytomegalovirus: pathogen, paradigm, and puzzle

M Boeckh, AP Geballe - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2011 - jci.org
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV), one of the eight herpesviruses that commonly infect
humans, is best known for its propensity to cause disease in immunocompromised patients …

New developments in the management of cytomegalovirus infection after transplantation

A Meesing, RR Razonable - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) continues to be one of the most important pathogens that
universally affect solid organ and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients …

Lung transplantation

RM Kotloff, G Thabut - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
First performed in 1963, lung transplantation is approaching the half-century mark. With
more than 32,000 procedures having been performed worldwide, lung transplantation has …

Progress and challenges in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cytomegalovirus infection in transplantation

AP Limaye, TM Babu, M Boeckh - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2020 - journals.asm.org
Hosts with compromised or naive immune systems, such as individuals living with HIV/AIDS,
transplant recipients, and fetuses, are at the highest risk for complications from …