Underdosing of prophylactic valganciclovir due to inaccurate estimation of glomerular filtration rate leading to severe cytomegalovirus disease in a kidney transplant recipient.
Department of Nephrology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Nurmohamed
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D054796:Drug Dosage Calculations; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D000077562:Valganciclovir; D019562:Viral Load / Q000187:drug effects
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077562:Valganciclovir; D015774:Ganciclovir