Persisting Gaps in Cytomegalovirus Prevention and Management After Solid Organ Transplantation in a Resource‐Limited Setting

• Published in: Transplant infectious disease Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. e14440 - n/a
• Main Authors: Santoro‐Lopes, Guilherme, Guimarães, Luiz Felipe Abreu, Clemente, Wanessa Trindade, Stucchi, Raquel Silveira Bello, Abdala, Edson, Santos, Daniel Wagner de Castro Lima, Ferreira, Gustavo Fernandes, Haddad, Luciana Bertocco Paiva, Pierrotti, Ligia Camera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Brazil; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus - drug effects; Cytomegalovirus - isolation & purification; Cytomegalovirus Infections - drug therapy; Cytomegalovirus Infections - prevention & control; Cytomegalovirus Infections - virology; Disease prevention; Female; Ganciclovir; Ganciclovir - analogs & derivatives; Ganciclovir - therapeutic use; Humans; Infections; Male; Middle Aged; Organ Transplantation - adverse effects; Preempting; Prophylaxis; Resource-Limited Settings; survey; Surveys and Questionnaires; therapy; Transplantation; Transplants & implants; Valganciclovir; Brazil; survey; cytomegalovirus; prophylaxis; therapy; transplantation
• ISSN: 1398-2273; 1399-3062; 1399-3062
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.14440

ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains among the leading complications after solid organ transplantation (SOT). Large international surveys mainly focused on high‐income countries, detected considerable variability in the management of this infection after SOT. Limited data are...