Cytomegalovirus (Transplantation)
Recipients of CMV Positive Organs Are at Risk for Bacteremia
Published in Blood Weekly, November 18th, 1996
With the aim of defining predictors of bacteremia and to assess the role of exposure to CMV as a risk factor for bacteremia in liver transplant recipients, New England Medical Center researchers analyzed data from 146 orthotopic liver transplant recipients (Matthew Falagas et al., "Exposure to Cytomegalovirus from the Donated Organ Is a Risk Factor for Bacteremia in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients," Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996;23:468-474).
They found the following factors to be independently...
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