Laboratory evaluations of infections in immunosuppressed transplant patients.
Many risk factors, especially immunosuppression, lead to infections after transplantation. Laboratory evaluation often begins before transplantation and needs to be conducted in consideration of other clinical data. With the advent of antivirals, virus diagnosis, particularly of the herpesviruses group including cytomegalovirus, has become a critical part of the care of the posttransplant patient.
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Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology