Ganciclovir/Valganciclovir Prophylaxis Decreases Cytomegalovirus-Related Events and Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after Lung Transplantation
Open Access
- 15 March 2008
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (6) , 831-839
- https://doi.org/10.1086/528689
Abstract
Background. Until recently, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection represented a major threat to lung transplant recipients. Preliminary studies have shownKeywords
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