Immunoprophylaxis of cytomegalovirus infections in transplanted patients.
Cytomegalovirus causes severe infections in immunosuppressed patients and anti-viral treatments remain unsatisfactory. In an attempt to prevent life-threatening CMV infections, immunoprophylaxis using hyperimmune immunoglobulins has been studied but led to conflicting results in the literature. The role of passive immunization in allogeneic marrow and renal transplant patients is discussed.
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Institut Jules Bordet, Centre des Tumeurs de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D016030:Kidney Transplantation