Other names: Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis is medication used to prevent the reactivation of CMV infection. CMV is a common virus that infects the majority of people. Once a person has been infected with CMV the virus stays in the body as a dormant or inactive infection and is usually kept in check by the immune system. If the immune system is compromised in some way or lowered, as in the case of immunosuppressive medicines, the infection can be reactivated causing serious illness. The aim of CMV prophylaxis is to keep the CMV suppressed so that it does not cause an active infection.
