Factors contributing to the risk of cytomegalovirus infection in patients receiving renal transplants.

Abstract

Following renal transplantation, the incidence of CMV infection varies from 52% (18) to 91 % (2). There are a number of putative risk factors which contribute to cytomegalovirus infection after transplantation (Table 1). It is not clear how important each one is. The virus may either be introduced from an outside source to