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. 2021 Jan 15;10(1):77. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10010077

Table 2.

Serum valganciclovir/ganciclovir trough and peak levels in the different subpopulations.

Patients, n (Prophylaxis/Treatment) Ganciclovir Serum Levels
Prophylaxis Treatment p Trough p Peak
Trough, median (mg/L, IQR) Peak, median (mg/L, IQR) Trough,
median (mg/L, IQR)
Peak, median (mg/L, IQR)
Global cohort, n = 70 (14/56) 1.7 (1.1–3.0) 7.9 (5.3–11.2) 2.4 (1.4–4.5) 7.8 (5.9–11.2)
Intensive care unit, n = 15 (2/13) NA * NA * 2.7 (1.3–4.9) 7.9 (6.8–11.1) 0.336 0.267
ECMO/hemofiltration/hemodialysis, n = 15 (5/10) 1.1 (0.5–2.3) 10.6 (6.3–12.4) 3.2 (1.7–7.2) 7.9 (6.8–14.3) 0.924 0.101
HIV, n = 8 (0/8) NA NA 3.0 (1.5–4.8) 5.6 (3.0–7.8) 0.522 0.053
Solid organ transplant, n = 26 (9/17) 1.2 (0.9–5.3) 7.4 (5.7–12.0) 2.7 (1.3–5.0) 8.2 (4.7–12.8) 0.784 0.603

* Only 2 values. ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. NA. Not available.