title: CMV in kidney transplantation: a single center experience over 22 years.
abstract: Analysis of a historic renal transplant population for risks of developing CMV disease demonstrated a low mortality (0.2%) and morbidity. In our population of 1,959 patients, 411 (21%) developed subclinical CMV infection and 220 (11%) had CMV disease which was severe in 41 (2%). Important factors for infection were baseline immunosuppression, indicating that triple therapy with the proliferation inhibitors, azathioprine and MMF, had significantly higher infection numbers in comparison to dual, CsA-based immunosuppression. The cumulative dose of steroids correlated strongly with an increased number of CMV infections and disease, as did the addition of ALG/ATG or OKT3 for either steroid-resistant rejections or induction therapy. While CMV serology had an impact on infection in cases of seropositive donors to seronegative recipients, seropositive patients, in general, demonstrated increased infection rates most likely due to reactivation of the virus. Prophylaxis had no impact on the incidence of infection but reduced the severity.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nashan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lück
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kliem
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunkhorst
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schlitt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klempnauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D016853:Muromonab-CD3 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016853:Muromonab-CD3; D015774:Ganciclovir