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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2019

Epidemiology, Outcome and Risk Factors Analysis of Viral Infections in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Antiviral Drugs Do Not Prevent Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation.

Krzysztof Czyzewski, Magdalena Dziedzic, Malgorzata Salamonowicz, Jowita Fraczkiewicz, Olga Zajac-Spychala, Agnieszka Zaucha-Prazmo, Jolanta Gozdzik, Przemyslaw Galazka, Natalia Bartoszewicz, Ewa Demidowicz and 1 more

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Krzysztof CzyzewskiDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7704-7518
Magdalena DziedzicDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Malgorzata SalamonowiczDepartment of Pediatric Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Jowita FraczkiewiczDepartment of Pediatric Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-8788
Olga Zajac-SpychalaDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8836-8605
Agnieszka Zaucha-PrazmoDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
Jolanta GozdzikStem Cell Transplant Center, University Children's Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology and Transplantology, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland.
Przemyslaw GalazkaDepartment of General and Oncological Surgery for Children and Adolescents, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8227-8350
Natalia BartoszewiczDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Ewa DemidowiczDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Jan StyczynskiDepartment of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3158-119X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe analysis of epidemiology, risk factors and outcome of viral infections in children and adolescents after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT).

methodsIn this multicenter nationwide study a total of 971 HCT procedures (741 allo-HCT; 230 auto-HCT) over a period of 6 years were analyzed.

resultsDuring this period 801 episodes of viral infections were diagnosed in 442 patients. The incidence of viral infections was 57.9% in allo-HCT and 4.8% in auto-HCT patients. The most frequent infections after allo-HCT were caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV), polyoma BK virus (BKV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The majority of infections occurred within the first 4 months after allo-HCT and over 80% required pharmacotherapy or symptomatic therapy. The median time of treatment of specific viral infection ranged from 7 (for EBV) to 24 (for CMV) days. The highest mortality was observed in case of CMV infection. The risk factors for viral infections were allo-HCT, acute leukemia, acute and chronic graft versus host disease (a/cGVHD), and matched unrelated donor (MUD)/mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD)-HCT. The risk factor for death from viral infection were CMV-IgG seropositivity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia recipient, and MUD/MMUD-HCT. The incidence of EBV infection requiring pre-emptive treatment with rituximab in allo-HCT children was 19.3%. In 30.8% cases of EBV infection, these episodes were preceded by other viral infection and treated with antivirals, which did not prevent development of EBV-DNA-emia with need of rituximab treatment in 81.5% cases. In 47.7% of these cases, GVHD was a factor enabling development of significant EBV-DNA-emia during antiviral therapy of other infection.

conclusionWe have shown that antiviral drugs do not prevent EBV reactivation in allo-HCT pediatric patients.

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childrenEBVHCTinfectious complicationsrisk factors analysisviral infections

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PMCPMC6925545

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