Role of highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification testing for plasma cytomegalovirus DNA load in diagnosis of cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal disease among kidney transplant recipients.

Using highly sensitive NAAT could potentially assist in the diagnosis of CMV GI disease in a CMV D + /R + serostatus setting. KT recipients with CMV seromismatch and prolonged cold ischemic time are at higher risk of CMV GI disease.