[Antiviral prophylaxis and pre-emptive therapy for the prevention of Cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant recipients: guideline from the Italian Society of Nephrology].

The current 3rd edition of the Italian Society of Nephrology guidelines has been drawn up to summarize evidence of key intervention issues on the basis of systematic reviews (SR) of randomized trials (RCT) or RCT data only. In the present guideline, evidence of antiviral prophylaxis and pre-emptive treatment for preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in kidney transplant recipients is presented.