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Recommendations

≥ 18 years
Dosage Remarks
ganciclovir IV 5 mg/kg twice daily for 14 to 21 days

Comments

Treatment duration guided by symptoms, with possible PCR monitoring and consideration of the underlying immune defect 

In a clinically stable patient, switch to valganciclovir p.o. 900 mg twice daily, given its good oral bioavailability

Consider secondary prophylaxis in HIV-positive patients