Abstract:Background
Standard dose ganciclovir (SD-GCV) for treatment of CMV infection/disease is 5 mg/kg every 12 hours, although higher doses (7.5–10 mg/kg every 12 hours) may be considered for resistant CMV. Literature on safety/efficacy of high dose GCV (HD-GCV) is limited. We sought to evaluate safety and clinical outcomes of SD-GCV vs HD-GCV strategies.
Methods
Retrospective single center study of adult SOT recipients with CMV vi… Show more
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