Tag: cytomegalovirus
Prophylactic letermovir significantly reduces cytomegalovirus infection after transplantation
1. Compared to placebo, letermovir prophylaxis significantly decreased the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection through 24 weeks following hematopoietic stem ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 1, 2017
Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (WOMEN): an ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 22, 2016
Randomized Trial of Stent versus Surgery for Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Extra-cranial carotid artery disease is responsible for 20% of strokes. ...
Patient Basics: Cytomegalovirus
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus related to the herpes virus. It is ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind May 4 – May 11, 2014
Image: PD In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 23- September 29, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Valganciclovir treatment associated with increased survival in glioblastoma multiforme
Image: PD 1. Of more than 250 cases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) reviewed by authors, all were cytomegalovirus (CMV) positive except ...
Untreated breast milk linked to CMV transmission
Image: PD 1. Infants fed untreated breast milk were more likely to acquire cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection than those fed frozen ...