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How do you manage increasing EBV viremia of 15,000 copies in a seropositive heart transplant recipient with transplant performed 15 years ago in a patient who is otherwise asymptomatic?

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Infectious Disease · Washington University Division Of Infectious Disease Clinic

This begs the question as to why it was checked. Without knowing that, the answer is difficult. If the patient is truly asymptomatic, then perhaps this can be ignored. Current immunosuppression would also be relevant; for example, if there was recent rejection or a change in immunosuppressant medica...

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