Cytomegalovirus Infection in Lung Transplantation: Importance of Specific Cellular Immune Response Assessment

Víctor Monforte; Meritxell Boada-Pérez; Susana Gómez-Ollés

doi:10.23866/BRNRev:2023-M0095

Barcelona Respiratory Network Reviews (Jul 2023)

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Lung Transplantation: Importance of Specific Cellular Immune Response Assessment

Víctor Monforte,
Meritxell Boada-Pérez,
Susana Gómez-Ollés

Affiliations

Víctor Monforte: Department of Pulmonology, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, CIBER-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid; Spain
Meritxell Boada-Pérez: Department of Pulmonology, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona; Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Susana Gómez-Ollés: Department of Pulmonology, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, CIBER-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid; Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23866/BRNRev:2023-M0095
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 3

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s article reviews the importance of CMV infection in lung transplantation, the importance of prophylaxis, and the importance of using biomarkers to guide this prophylaxis.

Cytomegalovirus. ELISPOT. Lung transplant. Quantiferon. Specific cellular immune response.

Published in Barcelona Respiratory Network Reviews

ISSN: 2462-3172 (Print); 2385-7110 (Online)
Publisher: Publicaciones Permanyer
Country of publisher: Spain
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.brnreviews.com/index.php

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