Viral infection in the renal transplant recipient

CN Kotton, JA Fishman - Journal of the American Society of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Viruses are among the most common causes of opportunistic infection after transplantation
and the most important. The risk for viral infection is a function of the specific virus …

Human herpesvirus‐6 infections in kidney, liver, lung, and heart transplantation

I Lautenschlager, RR Razonable - Transplant International, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Human herpesvirus‐6 (HHV‐6), which comprises of HHV‐6A and HHV‐6B, is a
common infection after solid organ transplantation. The rate of HHV‐6 reactivation is high …

Human herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 in solid organ transplantation: guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

R Pellett Madan, J Hand… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

Transmission of integrated human herpesvirus 6 through stem cell transplantation: implications for laboratory diagnosis

DA Clark, EP Nacheva, HN Leong… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We identified a stem cell donor with chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus (HHV)–6
and monitored the recipient for HHV-6 after transplantation. The appearance and …

Emerging viruses in transplantation: there is more to infection after transplant than CMV and EBV

SA Fischer - Transplantation, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Transplant physicians and surgeons are familiar with the risks, clinical behavior, and
management of cytomegalovirus in transplant recipients. Donor-transmitted viral infections …

[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 …

Human herpesvirus-6 infection in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients

P Ljungman, N Singh - Perspectives in Medical Virology, 2006 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is considered an immunomodulatory
and immunosuppressive virus that may facilitate superinfections with other opportunistic …

DNA viruses (CMV, EBV, and the herpesviruses)

MR Zamora - Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
The human Herpesviridae family consists of eight members: cytomegalovirus (CMV),
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1,-2), varicella-zoster virus …

Human herpesvirus 6 and central nervous system disease in oncology patients: a retrospective case series and literature review

G Handley, R Hasbun, P Okhuysen - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) can reactivate with immunosuppression
and cause central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. Much of the literature describes cases …

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) disease in the setting of transplantation

DM Zerr - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) disease in the setting of transp... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) disease in the setting of transplantation : Current …