Reliability of QuantiFERON®-CMV in predicting CMV recurrence in heart transplant recipients: A single-center retrospective study.

In the population of heart transplant recipients, most of whom received ATG-based induction, the QuantiFERON®-CMV assay may not accurately predict CMV recurrence and would have not helped refining the duration of secondary prophylaxis in our patients. Other cell-mediated immunity tests and strategies in this specific population, including everolimus-containing regimens, may help predict and manage CMV recurrence.