Kinetics of cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus DNA in whole blood and plasma of kidney transplant recipients: Implications on management strategies.

This retrospective multicenter cohort study investigated the kinetics (ascending and descending phases) of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-DNA in whole blood (WB) and plasma samples collected from adult kidney transplant (KT) recipients. CMV-DNA kinetics according to antiviral the...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Lazzarotto, Angela Chiereghin, Antonio Piralla, Dino Gibertoni, Giulia Piccirilli, Gabriele Turello, Giulia Campanini, Liliana Gabrielli, Cristina Costa, Giorgia Comai, Gaetano La Manna, Luigi Biancone, Teresa Rampino, Marilena Gregorini, Francesca Sidoti, Gabriele Bianco, Maria Vittoria Mauro, Francesca Greco, Rossana Cavallo, Fausto Baldanti, AMCLI-GLaIT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238062