Cytomegalovirus infection management in solid organ transplant recipients across European centers in the time of molecular diagnostics : An ESGICH survey

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BACKGROUND: Scant information is available about how transplant centers are managing their use of quantitative molecular testing (QNAT) assays for active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection monitoring in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The current study was aimed at gathering information on current practices in the management of CMV infection across European centers in the era of molecular testing assays.

METHODS: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted by the European Study Group of Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts (ESGICH) of the Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). The invitation and a weekly reminder with a personal link to an Internet service provider (https://es.surveymonkey.com/) was sent to transplant physicians, transplant infectious diseases specialists, and clinical virologists working at 340 European transplant centers.

RESULTS: Of the 1181 specialists surveyed, a total of 173 responded (14.8%): 73 transplant physicians, 57 transplant infectious diseases specialists, and 43 virologists from 173 institutions located at 23 different countries. The majority of centers used QNAT assays for active CMV infection monitoring. Most centers preferred commercially available real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays over laboratory-developed procedures for quantifying CMV DNA load in whole blood or plasma. Use of a wide variety of DNA extraction platforms and RT-PCR assays was reported. All programs used antiviral prophylaxis, preemptive therapy, or both, according to current guidelines. However, the centers used different criteria for starting preemptive antiviral treatment, for monitoring systemic CMV DNA load, and for requesting genotypic assays to detect emerging CMV-resistant variants.

CONCLUSIONS: Significant variation in CMV infection management in SOT recipients still remains across European centers in the era of molecular testing. International multicenter studies are required to achieve commutability of CMV testing and antiviral management procedures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 19(2017), 6 vom: 06. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Navarro, David [VerfasserIn]
San-Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Manuel, Oriol [VerfasserIn]
Giménez, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Hirsch, Hans H [VerfasserIn]
Grossi, Paolo Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]
ESGICH CMV Survey Study Group, on behalf of the European Study Group of Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGICH) from the Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) [VerfasserIn]
Abram, Maja [Sonstige Person]
Abramowicz, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Álamo, José-María [Sonstige Person]
Alp, Sehnaz [Sonstige Person]
Andres-Belmonte, Amado [Sonstige Person]
Anne-Catherine, Pouleur [Sonstige Person]
Antonelli, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Arnol, Miha [Sonstige Person]
Arslan, Ayse Hande [Sonstige Person]
Asderakis, Argiris [Sonstige Person]
Baldanti, Fausto [Sonstige Person]
Beneyto-Castello, Isabel [Sonstige Person]
Benoit, Kabamba Mukadi [Sonstige Person]
Blanes, Marino [Sonstige Person]
Boggian, Katia [Sonstige Person]
Bonofiglio, Renzo [Sonstige Person]
Bubonja-Sonje, Marina [Sonstige Person]
Caillard, Sophie [Sonstige Person]
Calvo, Jorge [Sonstige Person]
Capone, Alessandro [Sonstige Person]
Cappelli, Gianni [Sonstige Person]
Carmellini, Mario [Sonstige Person]
Casafont, Fernando [Sonstige Person]
Beatriz Castro-Hernandez, M [Sonstige Person]
Catalan, Pilar [Sonstige Person]
Celine, Bressollette-Bodin [Sonstige Person]
Christoph, Berger [Sonstige Person]
Cordero, Elisa [Sonstige Person]
Costa, Cristina [Sonstige Person]
Coussement, Julien [Sonstige Person]
Cuervas-Mons, Valentin [Sonstige Person]
David, Miruna [Sonstige Person]
de la Torre Cisneros, Julián [Sonstige Person]
Delgado, Juan F [Sonstige Person]
Dello Strologo, Luca [Sonstige Person]
Detry, Olivier [Sonstige Person]
Dexter, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Dieter, Hoffmann [Sonstige Person]
Meis-Hübinger, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Epailly, Eric [Sonstige Person]
Ericzon, Bo-Goran [Sonstige Person]
Eriksson, Britt-Marie [Sonstige Person]
Fehervari, Imre [Sonstige Person]
FitzGerald, Susan [Sonstige Person]
Folgueira, Lola [Sonstige Person]
Fortun, Jesus [Sonstige Person]
Franceschini, Erica [Sonstige Person]
Francois, Proot [Sonstige Person]
Friman, Vanda [Sonstige Person]
Frimmel, Silvius [Sonstige Person]
Garzoni, Christian [Sonstige Person]
Gimeno, Adelina [Sonstige Person]
Gkrania-Klotsas, Effrossyni [Sonstige Person]
Greer, Mark [Sonstige Person]
Griffiths, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Grinyó, Josep M [Sonstige Person]
Guaraldi, Giovanni [Sonstige Person]
Gupte, Girish [Sonstige Person]
Hammad, Abdul [Sonstige Person]
Hart, Ian [Sonstige Person]
Helanterä, Ilkka [Sonstige Person]
Hellemans, Rachel [Sonstige Person]
Hernández, Domingo [Sonstige Person]
Herrero, Jose Ignacio [Sonstige Person]
Hiesse, Christian [Sonstige Person]
Hoppe-Lotichius, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Hryniewiecka, Ewa [Sonstige Person]
Jaksch, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Jan, Lerut [Sonstige Person]
Paul, Brion Jean [Sonstige Person]
Jensen-Fangel, Soren [Sonstige Person]
Joerg, Steinmann [Sonstige Person]
Johan, Vanhaecke [Sonstige Person]
Johannessen, Ingolfur [Sonstige Person]
Johansson, Inger [Sonstige Person]
Kamar, Nassim [Sonstige Person]
Kizilates, Filiz [Sonstige Person]
Knoop, Christiane [Sonstige Person]
Laurent, Belec [Sonstige Person]
Lauro, Augusto [Sonstige Person]
Lautenschlager, Irmeli [Sonstige Person]
Lauzurica, Ricardo [Sonstige Person]
Liebert, U G [Sonstige Person]
Dela Monica, PaolaLilla [Sonstige Person]
Llado, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Lopez-Andujar, Rafael [Sonstige Person]
Luciani, Filippo [Sonstige Person]
Maccherini, Massimo [Sonstige Person]
Maertens, Johan [Sonstige Person]
Maggiore, Umberto [Sonstige Person]
Manrique, Alejandro [Sonstige Person]
Marcos, Maria Angeles [Sonstige Person]
Marekovic, Ivana [Sonstige Person]
Marques, Nuno [Sonstige Person]
Martin, Nitschke [Sonstige Person]
Martine, Neau [Sonstige Person]
Martinez-Sapiña, Ana [Sonstige Person]
Mateos Lindemann, M Luisa [Sonstige Person]
Mazuecos, Auxiliadora [Sonstige Person]
Merino, Esperanza [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Cytomegalovirus
DNA, Viral
Journal Article
Solid organ transplantation
Survey

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Date Completed 08.08.2018

Date Revised 17.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/tid.12773

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM275315355