Common viral infections in transplant recipients, part 1. Herpesviruses

MA Barron, A Weinberg - Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 2005 - Elsevier
Herpesviruses are common opportunistic infections in transplant recipients. Recent
diagnostic and therapeutic advances have improved the prognosis of these infections in …

Control of herpesvirus infection in organ transplant recipients

NE Tolkoff-Rubin, RH Rubin - Canadian Journal of Infectious …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The most important causes of infectious disease morbidity and mortality in organ transplant
recipients are the herpesviruses, particularly cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein‐Barrvirus …

Herpesvirus infections in organ transplant recipients

FJ Jenkins, DT Rowe… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Despite great advances in organ transplantation in the last four decades, herpesvirus
infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality for a majority of transplant …

Newer human herpesviruses in transplantation

DA Clark, PD Griffiths, VC Emery - Current Opinion in Organ …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Three new human herpesviruses (HHVs) have been discovered over the last 14 years. Two
of these, HHV-6 and HHV-7, are widespread with infection usually acquired in early …

Management of herpes virus infections following transplantation

A Report from the British Society for … - Journal of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Herpesvirus infections lead to significant morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. 1
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most important virus in this respect, and prevention of CMV …

Human herpesvirus-6 in transplantation: an emerging pathogen

N Singh, DR Carrigan - Annals of internal medicine, 1996 - acpjournals.org
Background: Human herpesvirus-6 can be an opportunistic pathogen in transplant
recipients. Purpose: To summarize the epidemiologic and clinical aspects of human …

[HTML][HTML] Human herpesviruses 6, 7 and 8 in solid organ transplant recipients

RR Razonable - American Journal of Transplantation, 2013 - Elsevier
Human herpesviruses (HHV) 6 and 7 are ubiquitous infections that reactivate commonly in
transplant recipients. However, clinical diseases due to these viruses are reported only in …

Clinical picture of Herpesviridae infection among immunocompromised patients - bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients.

K Simon, I Dziemianko - 2003 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The human herpesvirus (HHV) family (Herpesviridae) consists of large DNA viruses
containing eight important ubiquitous human pathogens. This group of viruses …

Herpes virus infections: clinical manifestations and therapeutic strategies in immunocompromised patients

R Saral, WH Burns, HG Prentice - Clinics in haematology, 1984 - Elsevier
Herpesvirus infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed
patients. Bone marrow and organ transplant recipients are model patient populations for …

Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and 2, Varicella Zoster Virus, and Human Herpes Viruses 6, 7, and 8 in Transplant Recipients

RR Razonable - Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Human herpes viruses are a family of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause opportunistic
infections in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Alpha …