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Effects of Granulocyte and Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis in Renal Transplantation Recipients With Concomitant Cytomegalovirus Infection.

T Naganuma 1, Y Takemoto 2, T Iwai 2, N Kuwabara 2, J Uchida 2, T Nakatani 2, K Kitamura 3, A Masuda 3, K Ohmori 4, M Matsuura 5, H Nakase 5 , Transplant Proc. 2016 Apr;48(3):929-32.

This case series found that GMAA in combination with antiviral drugs may shorten the duration of treatment against CMV infection in renal transplant recipients. Further studies in a larger number of patients are required to confirm these results.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27234770/

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