Incidence and clinical significance of CMV disease in a countywide prospective cohort of solid-organ transplant recipients

Publication

Incidence and clinical significance of CMV disease in a countywide prospective cohort of solid-organ transplant recipients

Conference Paper/Poster - Jun 2, 2012

Manuel Oriol, Pascual Manuel, Cusini Alexia, Boggian Katia, Christoph Berger, Van Delden Christian, Maja Weisser, Hirsch Hans H, Garzoni Christian, Müller Nicolas J, Kralidis Georg, Meylan Pascal

Units

Division of Infectious Diseases, Infection Prevention and Travel Medicine

Keywords

Antiviral Prophylaxis, preemptive antiviral approach, CMV disease, solid organ transplant recipient

Contact

Katia Boggian

Citation

Manuel O, Pascual M, Cusini A, Boggian K, Christoph B, Van Delden C, Maja W, Hirsch H, Garzoni C, Müller N, Kralidis G, Meylan P (2012). Incidence and clinical significance of CMV disease in a countywide prospective cohort of solid-organ transplant recipients.

Type

Conference Paper/Poster (English)

Conference Name

American Transplant Congress (Boston)

Publication Date

Jun 2, 2012

Brief description/objective

We assessed the incidence, risk factors and outcomes associated with CMV disease in a large countrywide cohort of SOT recipients (Swiss Transplant Cohort Study [STCS])
We specifically evaluated the impact of antiviral prophylaxis on the incidence and outcome of CMV disease, as current preventive strategies have greatly reduced CMV associated morbidity and mortality.