The effects of cytomegalovirus serology on graft and recipient survival in cadaveric renal transplantation: implications for organ allocation

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 428
• Main Authors: Schnitzler, M A, Woodward, R S, Brennan, D C, Spitznagel, E L, Dunagan, W C, Bailey, T C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1997
• Subjects: Antibodies, Viral - blood; Cadaver; Cytomegalovirus - immunology; Graft Survival - immunology; Health Care Rationing - statistics & numerical data; Histocompatibility Testing - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Kidney Transplantation - immunology; Kidney Transplantation - mortality; Kidney Transplantation - statistics & numerical data; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Tissue and Organ Procurement - statistics & numerical data; United States; United States

The potential benefits from allocating donated cadaveric kidneys based on donor and recipient cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology remain controversial. We estimated graft survival and recipient survival using bivariate Kaplan-Meier models and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models for 24,543 first...