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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2018; 10(02): 221-225
DOI: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_140_17
Original Article

Earlier and higher rates of cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric liver transplant recipients as compared to adults: An observational study

Yogita Verma
Department of Clinical virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Ekta Gupta
Department of Clinical virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Niteen Kumar
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Nadeem Hasnain
Department of Clinical virology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Ajeet Singh Bhadoria
Department of Clinical Research, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Viniyendra Pamecha
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Rajeev Khanna
Department of Pediatric Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New, India
› Author Affiliations Financial support and sponsorship Financial support for the study was provided by Indian Council of Medical Research. Grant number VIR/38/2011/ECD-1.
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ABSTRACT

AIM: To study and compare the incidence and time of occurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in the posttransplant period in adult and pediatric liver transplant recipients.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consecutive live donor liver transplant recipients not on CMV prophylaxis, were prospectively enrolled from March 2012 to September 2015 and followed up for 1 year post transplant to look for CMV infection. For analysis, patients were divided into pediatric (up to 18 years) and adult (>18 years) age groups.

RESULTS: The study population of 146 patients consisted of 132 adult and 14 pediatric patients. Overall CMV infection posttransplant was seen in 54/146 (36.98%) patients, and 16/54 (29.6%) patients developed CMV disease. Post-transplant CMV infection rate was significantly higher in pediatric patients(10/14 [71.4%]) as compared to adults (44/132 [33.4%]) (P = 0.004). Among adults, CMV infection was seen in 22 (50%) patients in the 1st month, 13 (29.5%) patients in the 2nd month, 5 (11.4%) patients in the 3rd month, 2 (4.5%) patients in the 4th month, and 1 (2.3%) patient each in the 5th and 6th month. However, in pediatric patients, all the patients having CMV infection had it in the 1st-month posttransplant (P = 0.003). The median time of occurrence of CMV infection was 11.5 (7.75–19.00) days in pediatric patients versus 30 (18.5–54.5) days in adult patients (P = 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show a clear difference in the incidence and timeline of posttransplant CMV infection in pediatric patients as compared to adults.

Keywords

Adults - cytomegalovirus infection - liver transplant - pediatric patients


Publication History

Received: 02 September 2017

Accepted: 18 December 2017

Article published online:
19 February 2020

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