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SUBMITTER: Jehn U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7019428 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jehn Ulrich U Schütte-Nütgen Katharina K Bautz Joachim J Pavenstädt Hermann H Suwelack Barbara B Thölking Gerold G Heinzow Hauke H Reuter Stefan S
Journal of clinical medicine 20200117 1
Despite screening, effective anti-viral drugs and risk-balanced prophylaxis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of morbidity in transplant patients. The objective of this study was to retrospectively analyze the risk factors associated with CMV viremia after kidney transplantation in a large European cohort with standardized valganciclovir prophylaxis in the present era. A special focus was placed on the comparison of living and postmortal donation. We conducted a longitudinal observati ...[more]