A new study, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), reveals that Cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is the most common virus to infect organ transplant patients, should not be treated immediately after surgery - and waiting until the patients reach a certain point of recovery is better than prophylactically treating every patient.
CMV is the most common infection among organ transplant patients. These patients are extremely sensitive to infections because their immune systems are weak due to the immunosuppressive medications the patients are prescribed prior to surgery. The risk of organ rejection, heart complications, and other infections comes with CMV.
In order to avoid CMV doctors use one of two methods:
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