Risk of opportunistic infection in kidney transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus infection and associated outcomes.
Margaret R JorgensonJillian L DescourouezBrianna CardinaleBeini LyuBrad C AstorNeetika GargChristopher M SaddlerJeannina A SmithDidier A MandelbrotPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2019)
CMV is associated with a significantly increased risk of co-infection with OI, particularly fungal infections. Clinical suspicion for concomitant OI should drive further workup after a CMV diagnosis. Future studies are needed to better define those patients at highest risk to elucidate subpopulations where the benefits of prophylaxis outweigh the potential risks associated with these therapies.