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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is known to cause acute lung injury in the immunocompromised host, especially recipients of bone marrow allografts. Specific prognostic factors for the development of severe life-threatening disease remain to be identified as does the optimum treatment of established disease. Over a 5-year period the incidence and outcome of RSV in BMT recipients was analysed retrospectively. Prognostic factors assessed included type of transplant, engraftment status at the time of infection, the presence of lower respiratory tract disease, viral genotype and treatment received. During the study period, 26 of 336 (6.3%) allogeneic stem-cell recipients were identified as having RSV. Five patients (19.2%) died as a direct result of RSV. One patient died secondary to an intracranial bleed with concomitant RSV. There were four patients with graft failure (two primary and two secondary) attributable to the presence of RSV, two of whom subsequently died of infections related to prolonged myelosuppression. The presence of lower respiratory tract infection and a poor overall outcome was the only statistically significant association. Unrelated donor transplants and AML as the underlying disease appeared to be associated with a poorer outcome. Engraftment status, viral genotype and RSV treatment received did not correlate with outcome. We conclude that future studies are required to identify early sensitive and reproducible prognostic factors of RSV in the immunocompromised host. The roles of intravenous and nebulised ribavirin need to be clarified by prospective controlled trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1315-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Graft Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Hematologic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Radiography, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Ribavirin, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:10627641-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The outcome of 26 patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, United Bristol Healthcare Trust, Bristol, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial