Transplant centers’ prophylaxis and monitoring strategies: a key determinant of current herpes and polyomavirus incidences – results from the DZIF kidney transplant cohort
Clinical variability in guideline implementation drives high herpes- and polyomavirus infection rates with suboptimal outcomes. Future guidelines should focus on differentiated risk stratification to address breakthrough, post-prophylaxis, and post-rejection CMV, and include protocols for the early detection of secondary infections.
Authors
- Christian Morath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-7817)
- Lutz Renders
- Paul Schnitzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5503-3801)
- Uwe Heemann
- Gunilla Einecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-9068)
- Martina Guthoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-980X)
- Martin G. Zeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1700-959X)
- Daniela Schindler
- Thomas Giese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9649-0424)
- Katrin Gruneberg
- Claudia Sommerer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5080-0979)
- Iris Schröter
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- STZ eyetrial (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04084-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung