Fernanda P Silveira, Md, Ms

This study tested whether livers from donors with hepatitis C could be safely given to people who did not have hepatitis C and needed a liver transplant. Five participants received such a liver and were then treated with an antiviral drug to prevent or cure any infection. The goa…

This study tested whether the drug letermovir can prevent CMV (a common virus) infection in adults who had a lung transplant due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Fifteen participants received letermovir, and researchers tracked how many developed CMV during treatment and in the …