Table 1.

Patient Characteristics at Baseline

General Description	Median (range) n	%
Age, y	56 (18–73)
No. of patients	98
Female sex	60	61
Double lung recipientsa	67	68
CMV serology positive pre-LTx	84	86
CMV mismatchb	9	9
EBV serology positive pre-LTx	95	97
EBV mismatch	9	9
Dominant CNI
Cyclosporine	79	80
Tacrolimus	19	20
Underlying disease
Pulmonary fibrosis	30	31
COPD	32	33
Alfa-1 antitrypsin deficiency	10	10
Cystic fibrosis	6	6
Retransplantation	6	6
Pulmonary artery hypertension	4	4
RA bronchiolitis	2	2
Sarcoidosis	2	2
Sclerodermia	2	2
Bronchiectasies	2	2
Alveolitis	1	1
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis	1	1

Abbreviations: CMV, human cytomegalovirus; CNI, calcineurin inhibitor; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; LTx, lung transplantation; RA bronchiolitis, rheumatoid arthritis bronchiolitis.

^aAll other received single lung transplantations.

^bDonor being positive for antibodies against CMV/EBV and recipient being negative prior to transplantation.