PubMed · 1985 · 10 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesImmunologyInfectious DiseasesKidney TransplantationTransplant ImmunologyVirologyAntiviral TherapyImmunosuppression In Kidney TransplantationTransplant Infectious ComplicationsTransplant RejectionViral InfectionsViral PathogenesisCytomegalovirus DiseaseInfection After TransplantationPost-transplant Cytomegalovirus InfectionRenal Transplant CareRenal Transplant SurgeryTransplant-associated InfectionsTreatment Of Cytomegalovirus InfectionVaricella-zoster Virus Infections
Infectious diseases are the most serious complications in immunosuppressed patients and the major cause of death in renal transplant recipients (23, 44). Besides bacterial, fungal and protozoan infections, viruses of the human herpes group (herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus) are known to be of major importance (21, 37). The most common and clinically relevant virus of this group is the cytomegalovirus (CMV).