Pre-transplant cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels could prevent severe cytomegalovirus infections post-transplant in liver transplant recipients: Experience from a tertiary care liver centre.

Journal: Indian journal of medical microbiology
PMID: 29405140

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well. Pre-transplant CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels (Pre-Tx IgG) could influence the occurrence of post-transplant CMV infections.

Authors

  • Ekta Gupta
    Department of Clinical Virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Viniyendra Pamecha
    Department of Transplantation and HPB Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Yogita Verma
    Department of Clinical Virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Niteen Kumar
    Department of Transplantation and HPB Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Archana Rastogi
    Department of Pathology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Nadeem Hasnian
    Department of Clinical Virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Ajeet Singh Bhadoria
    Department of Clinical Research, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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