Matching donor to recipient in liver transplantation: Relevance in clinical practice

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World Journal of Hepatology

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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2013; 5(11): 603-611
Published online Nov 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.603

Table 1 Risk stratification and need for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis

Donor CMV IgG status	Recipient CMV IgG status	Risk type¹	Need for CMV prophylaxis
Positive	Positive	Low risk	Low
Positive	Negative	High risk	High
Negative	Positive	Low risk	Low
Negative	Negative	Low risk	Low

¹Patients needing induction with antithymocyte globulin and OKT3 or steroid boluses for acute rejection are considered high-risk irrespective of their CMV mismatch status. CMV: Cytomegalovirus.

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Citation: Reddy MS, Varghese J, Venkataraman J, Rela M. Matching donor to recipient in liver transplantation: Relevance in clinical practice. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(11): 603-611
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.603

Reddy MS, Varghese J, Venkataraman J, Rela M. Matching donor to recipient in liver transplantation: Relevance in clinical practice. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(11): 603-611 [PMID: 24303088 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i11.603]

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