Prevalence of human herpesvirus-6 chromosomal integration (CIHHV-6) in italian solid organ and allogeneic stem cell transplant patients: Case report

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1690-1697

  Potenza, L ^a   Barozzi, P ^a   Masetti, M ^a   Pecorari, M ^b   Bresciani, P ^a   Gautheret Dejean, A ^b   Riva, G ^a   Vallerini, D ^a   Tagliazucchi, S ^a   Codeluppi, M ^a   Di Benedetto, F ^a   Gerunda, G E ^a   Narni, F ^a   Torelli, G ^a   Luppi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation; Chromosomal integration; Human herpesvirus 6; Prevalence; Solid organ transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALEMTUZUMAB; CASPOFUNGIN; COLISTIN; CYCLOSPORIN; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; METHOTREXATE; RITUXIMAB; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SELECTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; VIREMIA; VIRUS DNA CELL DNA INTERACTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTS; VIREMIA; VIRUS INTEGRATION;

EID: 67649671592     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02685.x     Document Type: Article

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