Correlation between viral load of cytomegalovirus and tacrolimus and sirolimus levels in transplanted pediatric patients

• Main Authors: Herlinda Reyes-Pérez (Author), José Luis Sánchez-Huerta (Author), Gustavo Varela-Fascinetto (Author), José Carlos Romo-Vázquez (Author), Abigail Morales-Sánchez (Author), Ezequiel M. Fuentes-Pananá (Author), Israel Parra-Ortega (Author), Graciela Ramírez-Ramírez (Author), Briceida López-Martínez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Survival of transplant patients and grafts depends largely on the use of immunosuppressive drugs. However, a balance remains to be established among immunosuppression, transplant rejection and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which results in a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The...