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Gastroenteritis/colitis por CMV - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Colitis por citomegalovirus; Gastroenteritis por citomegalovirus; Enfermedad gastrointestinal por CMV

Prevención:

Existe un riesgo significativo de infección por CMV en personas sin señal alguna del virus en la sangre que reciben un trasplante de órgano de un donante positivo para CMV. Los antivirales ganciclovir (Cytovene) y valaciclovir (Valtrex), administrados por vía oral antes del trasplante, pueden disminuir la probabilidad de una nueva infección o la reactivación de una vieja infección en tales casos.

Las personas con SIDA que sean tratadas en forma efectiva con terapia antiviral tienen muchas menos probabilidades de contraer la infección por CMV.

  • Fecha de revisión: 11/13/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Christian Stone, M.D., Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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