Antiviral prophylaxis versus preemptive therapy to prevent cytomegalovirus infection and related death in liver transplantation: A retrospective study with propensity score matching

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 787-790

  Kim, S I ^a,b   Kim, C J ^a   Kim, Y J ^b   Son, H ^a   Kim, Y E ^a   Kim, M S ^c   Hwang, S ^d   Kim, J I ^b   You, Y K ^b   Kim, D G ^b   Kang, M W ^b  

^a National Evidence Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DEATH; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREEMPTIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859501698     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.073     Document Type: Article

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