Donated organs as a source of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in renal transplant patients

Braz J Med Biol Res. 1994 Nov;27(11):2573-8.

Abstract

Two patients receiving the same cadaver kidney graft were investigated prospectively for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serologic tests (ELISA and IFI). The data indicate that a strain of CMV was probably transmitted from the same donor to both kidney recipients including one who was seropositive for CMV.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Base Sequence
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / transmission*
  • DNA, Viral / urine
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / immunology
  • Tissue Donors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • DNA, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M