Emerging concepts in cytomegalovirus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

doi:10.1016/j.hemonc.2017.05.001

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Emerging concepts in cytomegalovirus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

14 Jun 2017

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Despite the refinements in molecular methods for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the advent of highly effective preemptive strategies, CMV remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. CMV can cause tissue-invasive disease including pneumonia, hepatitis, colitis, retinitis, and encephalitis. Mortality in HCT recipients with CMV disease can be as...

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