| Literature DB >> 16281938 |
Aleksandar Radonić1, Olivia Oswald, Stefanie Thulke, Nina Brockhaus, Andreas Nitsche, Wolfgang Siegert, Johannes Schetelig.
Abstract
The clinical significance of human herpesvirus (HHV-6) infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) remains controversial. We analysed cryoconserved plasma samples from 82 patients after allogeneic SCT by quantitative polymerase chain reaction for HHV-6 variants A and B. Platelet engraftment was delayed in patients with HHV-6B infections but not with HHV-6A infections detected before day +28. In multivariate analysis early HHV-6B infections and the type of conditioning were associated with platelet engraftment. In conclusion, the two variants of HHV-6 should be studied separately; early infections with HHV-6B may contribute to delayed platelet engraftment after allogeneic SCT.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16281938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05788.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 6.998