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Long-Term Persistence of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgM Antibodies against Human Cytomegalovirus in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients |
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| Authors: | Bodo R. Eing Horst G. Baumeister Joachim E. Kuehn Guenter May |
| Abstract: | The retrospective analysis of 494 solid-organ transplant recipients revealed that during the follow-up period (mean duration, 3.2 years) 184 (88%) of 209 anti-human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) immunoglobulin A (IgA)-positive patients remained IgA positive, as did 128 (74.85%) of 171 anti-HCMV IgM-positive patients. We conclude that anti-HCMV IgA and IgM testing for management of clinically relevant HCMV infections in solid-organ transplant recipients is dispensable. |
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