Randomized Controlled Trials to Define Viral Load Thresholds for Cytomegalovirus Pre-Emptive Therapy

Paul D. Griffiths; Emily Rothwell; Mohammed Raza; Stephanie Wilmore; Tomas Doyle; Mark Harber; James O’Beirne; Stephen Mackinnon; Gareth Jones; Douglas Thorburn; Frank Mattes; Gaia Nebbia; Sowsan Atabani; Colette Smith; Anna Stanton; Vincent C. Emery

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163722

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Randomized Controlled Trials to Define Viral Load Thresholds for Cytomegalovirus Pre-Emptive Therapy

Paul D. Griffiths ,

* E-mail: p.griffiths@ucl.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Emily Rothwell,

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Mohammed Raza,

Current address: Microbiology Department, Laboratory Medicine, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Stephanie Wilmore,

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Tomas Doyle,

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Mark Harber,

Affiliation Renal Transplant Unit Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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James O’Beirne,

Affiliation The Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Stephen Mackinnon,

Affiliation Department of Haematology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Gareth Jones,

Affiliation Renal Transplant Unit Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Douglas Thorburn,

Affiliation The Royal Free Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Frank Mattes,

Current address: Clinical Microbiology and Virology, UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Gaia Nebbia,

Current address: Infection Services, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Sowsan Atabani,

Current address: Public Health Laboratory, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Heart of England Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Colette Smith,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Anna Stanton,

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Vincent C. Emery

Affiliation Centre for Virology University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Randomized Controlled Trials to Define Viral Load Thresholds for Cytomegalovirus Pre-Emptive Therapy

Paul D. Griffiths,
Emily Rothwell,
Mohammed Raza,
Stephanie Wilmore,
Tomas Doyle,
Mark Harber,
James O’Beirne,
Stephen Mackinnon,
Gareth Jones,
Douglas Thorburn

Published: September 29, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163722

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