Cytomegalovirus

Research findings from Y.F. Tian et al update understanding of cytomegalovirus

Published in Virus Weekly, November 11th, 2008

"The goal of this study was to identify risk factors among donor characteristics which affect short- and long-term graft outcomes and patient survivals. This is a retrospective analysis of cases where the kidneys were retrieved from the same donor," scientists writing in the journal Transplantation Proceedings report.

"We evaluated donor variables including age, sex, cytomegalovirus (CMV) status, infection, blood pressure, electrolyte, urine output, transfusion, cause of death, creatinine level, and cold ischemia time. We also analyzed recipient outcomes and graft function. We analyzed 21 donor and 42 recipient records. The majority of donors (85.0%) were <50...

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Source: Virus Weekly (2008-11-11)

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