Abstract:Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most frequently encountered opportunistic viral pathogens in renal transplantation. Approximately, in 60% of the transplant recipients CMV infection can be observed and in > 20% symptomatic diseases can be developed. However, antiviral prophylaxis and treatment have reduced the CMV morbidity and mortality at the time of development of antiviral-resistance CMV strains that can significantly contributed to the adverse clinical outcomes in transplant recipients. Mut… Show more
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