Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause severe diseases with significant morbidity and morality in immunocompromised patients, such as bone marrow or solid-organ transplant recipients and AIDS patients. This book provides insight into CMV-related immunopathology, discusses methods of CMV diagnosis and anti-CMV therapy, and proposes antiviral treatment strategies. It contains contributions by leading scientists and clinicians in the field of CMV, who participated in the First International Round Table Consensus Meeting held in Frankfurt in August 1997. Subjects under discussion include CMV pathogenesis in immunocompromised patients, novel aspects of anti-CMV therapy and strategies in viral diagnosis.
