Modernizing CMV Preventive Approaches - a podcast by Clinical Care Options
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In this episode, Hannah Imlay, MD, MS, discusses cytomegalovirus (CMV) prevention strategies in solid organ transplantation (SOT) recipients including:
- Strategies for preventing CMV in SOT
- International guideline recommendations for CMV prevention strategies by organ type
- Antivirals used for CMV prevention
- Comparison of preemptive therapy vs prophylaxis for CMV prevention in liver transplant recipients
- Comparison of letermovir vs valganciclovir for CMV prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients
- Use of CMV cell–mediated immunity monitoring for primary prophylaxis
- Monitoring CMV viral loads, including limitations to quantitative nucleic acid testing
- Future prevention approaches
Faculty:
Hannah Imlay, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Content based on a CME program supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
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Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/47lNK2K
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