Ganciclovir prophylaxis after lung and heart-lung transplantation

Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation
M HalmeS Mattila

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes both acute and chronic allograft damage. The aim of this study was to analyze the utility of ganciclovir in preventing CMV infection in pulmonary allografts. Thirty five consecutive lung (LTX) and heart-lung (HLTX) transplant patients were studied from 1990 to 1996. CMV prophylaxis was started in January 1995. Recipients with CMV-positive serology received ganciclovir on postoperative days (POD) 7-28. Acyclovir was given on POD 29-90. Recipients with CMV-negative serology received ganciclovir on POD 7-90 if the serology of the donor was positive. CMV was demonstrated by rapid cell vial culture and/or detecting CMV-specific antigens in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples. The time point of the first BAL fluid specimen exhibiting CMV was estimated using the Life Table method. BAL samples of all the recipients without ganciclovir treatment became positive for CMV, whereas two of the 11 patients with ganciclovir administration remained negative. Ganciclovir significantly (P < 0.05) delayed but did not absolutely prevent CMV infection after LTX and HLTX.

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Apr 9, 2004·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·Robert M KotloffStephen W Crawford
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