Cytomegalovirus
NEW YORK, August 21 (Praxis Press). Ganciclovir prophylaxis is often prescribed in transplantation centers when solid-organ recipients or donors are seropositive for cytomegalovirus (CMV); widespread use of this drug in these immunosuppressed patients has raised concern about the emergence of ganciclovir-resistant CMV. Limaye and colleagues evaluated antiviral susceptibility in 25 of 240 patients who received liver, kidney, or pancreas transplants and who subsequently developed CMV disease. Twen
The Scientist Staff
Aug 23, 2000
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