Haematologica (Jan 2008)

Human herpesvirus-6 DNAemia in immunosuppressed adult patients with leukemia at risk for mold infection

  • Roy F. Chemaly,
  • Harrys A. Torres,
  • Ray Hachem,
  • Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis,
  • Amar Safdar,
  • Issam I. Raad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.11638
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 93, no. 1

Abstract

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Little is known about human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in leukemia patients. We prospectively followed 37 leukemia patients at risk for mold infection. HHV-6 DNA was detected from whole blood specimens in 11 patients (30%). History of granulocyte transfusions (p=0.05) and prior relapse of leukemia (p=0.07) were the only independent predictors of HHV-6 DNAemia.