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Utility of CMV-Specific Immune Monitoring for the Management of CMV in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Clinical Update
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Prakash, Katya Chandorkar, Aditya Saharia, Kapil |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most important opportunistic infections in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. However, current techniques used to predict risk for CMV infection fall short. CMV-specific cell mediated immunity (CMI) plays an important role in protecting against CMV infection. There is evidence that assays measuring CMV-CMI might better identify SOT recipients at risk of complications from CMV compared to anti-CMV IgG, which is our current standard of care. Here, we review recently published studies that utilize CMV-CMI, at various points before and after transplantation, to help predict risk and guide the management of CMV infection following organ transplantation. The evidence supports the use of these novel assays to help identify SOT recipients at increased risk and highlights the need for larger prospective trials evaluating these modalities in this high-risk population. |
| Starting Page | 875 |
| e-ISSN | 20754418 |
| DOI | 10.3390/diagnostics11050875 |
| Journal | Diagnostics |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Diagnostics Infectious Diseases Cmv Solid Organ Transplant Cd4+ T Cell Cd8+ T Cell Cell-mediated Immunity Elispot Flow Cytometry Elisa |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
