Trip to immunity: resistant cytomegalovirus infection in a lung transplant recipient

Trip to immunity: resistant cytomegalovirus infection in a lung transplant recipient

We report the case of a young female lung transplant recipient with difficult-to-treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. While treatment with intravenous (IV) ganciclovir failed due to antiviral drug resistance, a trial with foscarnet resulted in severe side effects. In addition, the patient received...

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Main Authors: Nikolaus Kneidinger, Clemens Giessen, Werner von Wulffen, Katrin Milger, René Schramm, Gundula Jäger, Hans Nitschko, Hannah Striebinger, Jürgen Behr, Claus Neurohr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Transplantation
Cytomegalovirus
Leflunomide
Ganciclovir resistance
Immune monitoring
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015690

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