Management of cytomegalovirus infection in solid organ transplant recipients: SET/GESITRA-SEIMC/REIPI recommendations

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a major complication of solid organ transplantation. Because of management of CMV is variable among transplant centers, in 2011 the Spanish Transplantation Infection Study Group (GESITRA) of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC) developed consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of CMV infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Since then, new publications have clarified or questioned the aspects covered in the previous document.

Source: Transplantation Reviews - April 14, 2016 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J. Torre-Cisneros, J.M. Aguado, J.J. Caston, L. Almenar, A. Alonso, S. Cantisán, J. Carratalá, C. Cervera, E. Cordero, M.C. Fariñas, M. Fernández-Ruiz, J. Fortún, E. Frauca, J. Gavaldá, D. Hernández, I. Herrero, O. Len, F. Lopez-Medrano, N. Manito, Source Type: research