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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Adenovirus (AdV) infections are a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT), and disseminated infection is associated with high mortality, particularly in paediatric SCT. Here, we describe an approach to reduce mortality from adenoviraemia by combining prospective monitoring for the occurrence of adenoviraemia using a sensitive polymerase chain reaction method, early antiviral therapy and prompt withdrawal of immunosuppression. A total of 155 consecutive paediatric SCT procedures were prospectively monitored, of which 113 (73%) transplants involved donors other than matched siblings and 126 (83%) employed T-cell depletion. Adenoviraemia was detected in 26/155 (17%) transplants and developed exclusively in patients who had received T-cell-depleted grafts. Withdrawal of immunosuppression coupled with early antiviral therapy led to resolution of adenoviraemia in 19/26 (81%) patients with only five patients succumbing to disseminate AdV infection. Survival from adenoviraemia was associated with lymphocyte recovery to above 0.3x10(9)/l. Mortality was closely linked with the absence of lymphocyte recovery because of profound T-cell depletion of the graft with CD34+ magnetic-activated cell sorting. Mortality from disseminated AdV infection was 5/26 (19%) in this study, which is significantly lower than previously reported.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0007-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
130
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
595-603
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Adenoviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Ganciclovir, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Hematologic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Nasopharynx, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Nose, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Transplantation Conditioning, pubmed-meshheading:16098075-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Improved outcome for children with disseminated adenoviral infection following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't