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Impact of Antiviral Preventive Strategies on the Incidence and Outcomes of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Manuel O.,
Kralidis G.,
Mueller N. J.,
Hirsch H. H.,
Garzoni C.,
van Delden C.,
Berger C.,
Boggian K.,
Cusini A.,
Koller M. T.,
Weisser M.,
Pascual M.,
Meylan P. R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12388
Subject(s) - medicine , serostatus , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , cytomegalovirus , cohort , proportional hazards model , disease , cumulative incidence , transplantation , surgery , gastroenterology , immunology , viral load , viral disease , confidence interval , herpesviridae , virus , physics , optics
We assessed the impact of antiviral prophylaxis and preemptive therapy on the incidence and outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in a nationwide prospective cohort of solid organ transplant recipients. Risk factors associated with CMV disease and graft failure‐free survival were analyzed using Cox regression models. One thousand two hundred thirty‐nine patients transplanted from May 2008 until March 2011 were included; 466 (38%) patients received CMV prophylaxis and 522 (42%) patients were managed preemptively. Overall incidence of CMV disease was 6.05% and was linked to CMV serostatus (D+/R− vs. R+, hazard ratio [HR] 5.36 [95% CI 3.14–9.14], p < 0.001). No difference in the incidence of CMV disease was observed in patients receiving antiviral prophylaxis as compared to the preemptive approach (HR 1.16 [95% CI 0.63–2.17], p = 0.63). CMV disease was not associated with a lower graft failure‐free survival (HR 1.27 [95% CI 0.64–2.53], p = 0.50). Nevertheless, patients followed by the preemptive approach had an inferior graft failure‐free survival after a median of 1.05 years of follow‐up (HR 1.63 [95% CI 1.01–2.64], p = 0.044). The incidence of CMV disease in this cohort was low and not influenced by the preventive strategy used. However, patients on CMV prophylaxis were more likely to be free from graft failure.