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Cytomegalovirus infection and ganciclovir resistance caused by UL97 mutations in pediatric transplant recipients.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 1 Dec 2012
Kim Y-J, Boeckh M, Cook L, Stempel H, Jerome K R, Boucek R, Burroughs L, Englund J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may cause serious disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and solid organ transplantation (SOT), but few reports describe ganciclovir (GCV) resistance in pediatric patients. OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to describe the clinical impact of CMV infection with UL97 mutation in pediatric transplant recipients. METHODS: Quantitative surveillance data...
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