Is there a role for secondary CMV prophylaxis in solid organ transplant patients?
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Infectious Disease · Johns Hopkins University
I do not think that secondary prophylaxis (SP) should be used routinely in solid organ transplant patients (SOTPs) after an episode of CMV disease. There is a fairly good retrospective study of SP with Valganciclovir (VGCV) that found no real benefit (Gardiner et al., PMID 29020220). There are some ...