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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Case Report: Management of a Multidrug-Resistant CMV-Strain in a Renal Transplant Recipient by High-Dose CMV-Specific Immunoglobulins, Modulation in Immunosuppression, and Induction of CMV-Specific Cellular Immunity.

Vanessa Wiening, Tina Schmidt, Maximilian Dahmen, Sami Siam, Stefan Reuter, Hermann-Joseph Pavenstädt, Martina Sester, Barbara Suwelack

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vanessa WieningTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Tina SchmidtDepartment of Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Maximilian DahmenTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Sami SiamTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Stefan ReuterTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Hermann-Joseph PavenstädtTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
Martina SesterDepartment of Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Barbara SuwelackTransplant Nephrology/Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Westphalian Wilhelm's University Münster, Münster, Germany.
University Hospital Münster · DESaarland University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of multidrug-resistant strains of cytomegalovirus after solid organ transplantation is challenging. This case report demonstrates the successful treatment of a multidrug-resistant strain of cytomegalovirus that may represent a valuable option for problematic cases. This report illustrates the emergence of a multidrug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) UL54 mutant strain in a renal transplant recipient with severe lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia. We show that the combined treatment with high-dose intravenous cytomegalovirus-specific immunoglobulins (CMV-IVIG) after the switch to a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-inhibitor and cyclosporine A was a successful treatment alternative to direct antiviral treatment with high-dose ganciclovir and foscarnet. This treatment was associated with a quantitative induction of CMV-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells that showed maturation in phenotype and functionality with decreasing viral load. Our case report illustrates that high-dose CMV-IVIG and conversion of immunosuppressive drugs to mTOR inhibitors and cyclosporine A can be a successful treatment in a situation where the use of direct antiviral drugs was considered insufficient.

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Cytomegalovirus InfectionsImmunity, CellularImmunosuppression TherapyKidney TransplantationCytomegalovirusDrug Resistance, Multiple, ViralHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleMiddle Agedcytomegalovirus-specific hyperimmune globulinImmunoglobulins, Intravenouscase reportcytomegalovirus-specific cellular immunityhigh dose immunoglobulinsmultidrug-resistant cytomegalovirusrenal transplant

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