Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is an important cause of death and possibly transplant rejection in kidney transplant (KT) patients. This study was conducted to investigate the incidence and risk factors of CMV disease in kidney transplant patients.All end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who underwent kidney transplantation during 1998-2014 and their donors were assessed. All samples were followed-up for approximately 70 months. CMV was identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or PP65 antigen in peripheral blood leukocytes along with clinical manifestations.A total of 1450 cases participated in the current study. CMV was diagnosed in 178 out of 725 (24.6
作者:Arefeh, Babazadeh;Mostafa, Javanian;Farshid, Oliaei;Roghayeh, Akbari;Abazar, Akbarzadepasha;Ali, Bijani;Mahmoud, Sadeghi
来源:Caspian journal of internal medicine 2017 年 8卷 1期