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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of adenovirus (AV) infections following SCT was determined in a prospective multicenter trial. Over 1 year, 130 consecutive patients undergoing allogeneic SCT at Essen University Hospital were included and followed for 6 months. Source of stem cells was blood in 68 cases. Fifty-eight patients had HLA-identical sibling donors. Throat swabs, urine and stool samples were screened weekly for AV antigen and DNA by ELISA and nested PCR, respectively. In 35 cases adenovirus infection was detected. There was no seasonal variation. Throat swabs were positive in 24, urine in 12, and stool in 11 cases, resulting in a cumulative risk of infection of 29%. The incidences of AV infection of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary tract were 19%, 10%, and 9%, respectively, and infections were diagnosed after a median (range) interval of 44 (-2-179), 37 (-2-168), and 53 (17-153) days after transplantation. On multivariate analysis, presence of AV antibody in the donor and acute graft-versus-host disease grade IV were found to be independent risk factors for AV infection. Eleven patients had AV isolated from more than one site and five patients had probable AV disease. We were not able to identify patients in whom AV infection was the leading cause of death. The majority of patients infected with AV suffered from severe acute graft-versus-host disease often accompanied by other opportunistic infections, such as aspergillosis or CMV reactivation. Nineteen out of 36 patients who died during the observation period had AV infection. In summary, AV infection after allogeneic SCT was observed in a substantial number of patients. In addition to well-known risk factors for viral infection after SCT we were able to demonstrate that a positive AV antibody test in the donor is an important risk factor for AV infection. Further studies are needed, however, before final conclusions on the clinical sequelae of AV infection can be made and the role of preventive and therapeutic strategies toward AV infection after allogeneic SCT can be defined.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Actuarial Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Adenovirus Infections, Human, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Blood Donors, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Child, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Gastrointestinal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Hematologic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Population Surveillance, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Respiratory Tract Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Seasons, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:11498744-Urinary Tract Infections
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Adenoviral infection after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT): report on 130 patients from a single SCT unit involved in a prospective multi center surveillance study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study