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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Regular hand washing is a commonly recommended step to decrease the spread of infections and healthcare providers should follow standard precautions to prevent nosocomial transmission.
Primary Prevention
- Regular hand washing is a commonly recommended step to decrease the spread of infections, and may reduce exposures to CMV.
- Healthcare providers should follow standard precautions to prevent nosocomial transmission.
- Vaccines are still in the research and development stage.
Prevention in patients with organ transplant
- Immunologic monitoring can be used as an adjunct to predict risk of viremia and disease.[1]
- Hypogammaglobinemia is common after organ transplantation. Regular monitoring of the immunoglobulin levels can be done but is not routinely recommended.
- Vaccination against CMV is still in the research and development stage.
References
- ↑ Kotton CN, Kumar D, Caliendo AM, Asberg A, Chou S, Danziger-Isakov L; et al. (2013). "Updated international consensus guidelines on the management of cytomegalovirus in solid-organ transplantation". Transplantation. 96 (4): 333–60. doi:10.1097/TP.0b013e31829df29d. PMID 23896556.