Absolute Lymphocyte Count: A Predictor of Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Absolute Lymphocyte Count: A Predictor of Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Published:2018-04-09 Issue:9 Volume:67 Page:1395-1402
ISSN:1058-4838
Container-title:Clinical Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Gardiner Bradley J¹²,Nierenberg Natalie E¹,Chow Jennifer K¹,Ruthazer Robin³⁴,Kent David M⁴⁵,Snydman David R¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

3. Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

4. Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts

5. Predictive Analytics and Comparative Effectiveness Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

In a retrospective cohort study of 170 solid organ transplant recipients who completed treatment for an episode of cytomegalovirus disease, absolute lymphocyte count within a week of cessation of primary treatment emerged as an independent predictor of relapse.

Funder

NIH

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/cid/article-pdf/67/9/1395/31191062/ciy295.pdf

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