Incidence of CMV Infection and Disease and Adverse Events Associated with Antiviral Therapy in a Retrospective Cohort of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients at an Academic Children's Hospital.
Molly HayesAlexander M NewmanCraig L K BogeDespoina M GaletakiCaitlin W ElgartenJason L FreedmanTimothy S OlsonBrian T FisherPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2021)
CMV infection is common in pediatric allogeneic HCT recipients. The CMV-specific prophylaxis regimen employed in this cohort did not effectively prevent DNAemia, progression to CMV disease was uncommon, and AEs from prophylaxis and preemptive therapy were frequent. Novel approaches that reduce the impact of CMV on pediatric allogeneic HCT recipients are needed.