title: Definitions of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in transplant recipients.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease are important causes of morbidity and mortality among transplant recipients. For the purpose of developing consistent reporting of CMV in clinical trials, definitions of CMV infection and disease were developed and published. This study seeks to update the definitions of CMV on the basis of recent developments in diagnostic techniques, as well as to add to these definitions the concept of indirect effects caused by CMV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden. Per.Ljungman@medhs.ki.se
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ljungman
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paya
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D014180:Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*