Epidemiology and risk factors for cytomegalovirus infection in glomerular diseases treated with immunosuppressive therapy
Nephrology Jul 03, 2018
                Lim CC, et al. - The epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection were ascertained among patients with glomerulonephritis (GN) who received potent immunosuppressants (IS) via performing a single-centre retrospective study of adults with biopsy-proven GN prescribed methylprednisolone (MP), cyclophosphamide (CYC) or rituximab (RTX). Observations suggested a common prevalence of CMV infection in GN patients receiving potent IS. They recommend considering surveillance and possibly anti-viral prophylaxis for high-risk patients.
            
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