Open AccessThe Association of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels with Late Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: the Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database
Author(s) -
Brad C. Astor,
Arjang Djamali,
Didier A. Mandelbrot,
Michal L. Melamed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002672
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , hazard ratio , vitamin d deficiency , kidney transplant , confidence interval , kidney transplantation , calcineurin , gastroenterology , renal function , kidney , cytomegalovirus , tacrolimus , immunology , transplantation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , herpesviridae , viral disease
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Vitamin D has an integral role in proper immune function, and deficiency is common among kidney transplant recipients. It remains unclear whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level is associated with CMV infection in kidney transplant recipients.