Role of highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification testing for plasma cytomegalovirus DNA load in diagnosis of cytomegalovirus gastrointestinal disease among kidney transplant recipients

• Main Authors: Touchapong Taksinwarajarn, Abhasnee Sobhonslidsuk, Surasak Kantachuvesiri, Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Jackrapong Bruminhent
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78012

Background: High plasma cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA load is generally associated with CMV tissue-invasive disease in solid organ transplant recipients. However, some tissue-invasive diseases, especially CMV gastrointestinal (GI) disease, have undetectable to very low plasma CMV DNA loads. Highly sensi...