Matching donor to recipient in liver transplantation: Relevance in clinical practice

Table 1 Risk stratification and need for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis

Donor CMV IgG status	Recipient CMV IgG status	Risk type1	Need for CMV prophylaxis
Positive	Positive	Low risk	Low
Positive	Negative	High risk	High
Negative	Positive	Low risk	Low
Negative	Negative	Low risk	Low

¹Patients needing induction with antithymocyte globulin and OKT3 or steroid boluses for acute rejection are considered high-risk irrespective of their CMV mismatch status. CMV: Cytomegalovirus.