Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	19702
Country	Germany

Received	2015-05-18 08:34
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-20 18:01
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-07-22 19:49
Revised	2015-09-30 01:50
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Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-12-01 08:55
Articles in Press	2015-12-01 08:55
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-01-30 16:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-03-23 16:22

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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Two strategies for prevention of cytomegalovirus infections after liver transplantation
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Philipp Simon, Max Sasse, Sven Laudi, David Petroff, Michael Bartels, Udo X Kaisers and Sven Bercker
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Philipp Simon, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. philipp.simon@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Key Words	Transplantation; Liver; Cytomegalovirus; Preemptive; Prophylaxis; Valganciclovir; Therapy
Core Tip	This retrospective study compares a preemptive therapy to prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in 128 patients after liver transplan-tation (LTx). CMV infections are frequent and increase morbidity and mortality so that preventive strategies are routine procedures. The one-year mortality did not differ significantly between the preemptive (n = 68) and prophylaxis (n = 60) groups, though it was 10% (95%CI: 8%-28%, P = 0.31) higher for the former. Preemptive patients had a significantly higher rate of intervention with ganciclovir (23.5% vs 4.9%, P = 0.003). Our data suggest that CMV prophylaxis is superior to a preemptive strategy after LTx.
Publish Date	2016-03-23 16:22
Citation	Simon P, Sasse M, Laudi S, Petroff D, Bartels M, Kaisers UX, Bercker S. Two strategies for prevention of cytomegalovirus infections after liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(12): 3412-3417
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i12/3412.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i12.3412

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