The virology records and autopsy reports of all patients ⩾17 years old who underwent an autologous BMT at MDACC between May 1992 and May 1996 were reviewed until 1 year post transplant. The medical ...

From January 2013 to December 2015, 69 patients received an AHSCT in our hospital; 56 patients were included in the study and 13 were excluded because they died before day +100 of causes unrelated to ...

Outcomes of cytomegalovirus pneumonia after hematopoietic cell transplantation have improved modestly over the past 25 years largely due to antiviral treatment and changes in transplantation protocols ...

CMV is found in oropharyngeal secretions, urine, cervical and vaginal secretions, semen, breast milk, and blood. CMV is transmitted in utero during the first 6 months of life from exposure to the ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) belongs to the herpes virus family. Infection with CMV is very common. Between 50% and 80% of people in the United States have had a CMV infection by the time they are 40 years ...

What happens in the body during a CMV infection? When CMV causes an infection for the first time, it is called a primary infection. Just as with all infections, the body begins to fight CMV by ...