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Wang Y, Zhang X, Xu L, Wang Y, Yan C, Chen H, Chen Y, Wei F, Han W, Wang F, Wang J, Huang X, Mo X. Clinical manifestations, prognostic factors, and outcomes of adenovirus pneumonia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Virol J 2024; 21:110. [PMID: 38745209 PMCID: PMC11094961 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-024-02383-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe pneumonia is one of the most important causes of mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Adenovirus (ADV) is a significant cause of severe viral pneumonia after allo-HSCT, and we aimed to identify the clinical manifestations, prognostic factors, and outcomes of ADV pneumonia after allo-HSCT. METHODS Twenty-nine patients who underwent allo-HSCT at the Peking University Institute of Hematology and who experienced ADV pneumonia after allo-HSCT were enrolled in this study. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the probability of overall survival (OS). Potential prognostic factors for 100-day OS after ADV pneumonia were evaluated through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. RESULTS The incidence rate of ADV pneumonia after allo-HSCT was approximately 0.71%. The median time from allo-HSCT to the occurrence of ADV pneumonia was 99 days (range 17-609 days). The most common clinical manifestations were fever (86.2%), cough (34.5%) and dyspnea (31.0%). The 100-day probabilities of ADV-related mortality and OS were 40.4% (95% CI 21.1%-59.7%) and 40.5% (95% CI 25.2%-64.9%), respectively. Patients with low-level ADV DNAemia had lower ADV-related mortality and better OS than did those with high-level (≥ 106 copies/ml in plasma) ADV DNAemia. According to the multivariate analysis, high-level ADV DNAemia was the only risk factor for intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, ADV-related mortality, and OS after ADV pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS We first reported the prognostic factors and confirmed the poor outcomes of patients with ADV pneumonia after allo-HSCT. Patients with high-level ADV DNAemia should receive immediate and intensive therapy.
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- Yuewen Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
- Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatments of Hematologic Malignancies, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 2019RU029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
- Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatments of Hematologic Malignancies, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 2019RU029, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China
- Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatments of Hematologic Malignancies, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 2019RU029, China
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
- Research Unit of Key Technique for Diagnosis and Treatments of Hematologic Malignancies, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 2019RU029, China.
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Soenjoyo KR, Lee EY, Koh MJA. Cutaneous adenovirus infection in an immunocompromised child. Pediatr Dermatol 2024; 41:162-163. [PMID: 38072003 DOI: 10.1111/pde.15488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Adenoviruses are common viral pathogens in childhood; however, cutaneous manifestations are not well-documented. We present a rare case of cutaneous adenovirus infection in a 23-month-old boy with a background of CD40 ligand deficiency, post bone marrow transplant. The clinical morphology of the skin lesions in our patient, described as skin-colored papules with central crusting, has not been previously described and contributes to the growing literature of cutaneous adenovirus cases.
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- Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Dermatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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Adenovirus Enterocolitis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients. INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 2023. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Inamoto Y, Takeda W, Hirakawa T, Sakaguchi H, Nakano N, Uchida N, Doki N, Ikegame K, Katayama Y, Sawa M, Kuriyama T, Hiramoto N, Ota S, Ozawa Y, Kataoka K, Kanda Y, Hino M, Kimura T, Atsuta Y, Fukuda T, Nagafuji K. Adenovirus disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation: A Japanese transplant registry analysis. Am J Hematol 2022; 97:1568-1579. [PMID: 36087061 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We analyzed a Japanese registry database to elucidate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of adenovirus (AdV) disease after autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in contemporary real-world patients. We evaluated the cumulative incidence of AdV disease, as well as risk factors, survival, and treatment details, among 25 233 patients who underwent autologous HCT and 48 380 patients who underwent allogeneic HCT between 2005 and 2019. The 1-year cumulative incidences of AdV disease after autologous and allogeneic HCT were 0.18% and 1.52%, respectively, in children, and 0.49% and 2.99%, respectively, in adults. Among patients with AdV disease, renourinary infection was the most common manifestation, and viremia or disseminated disease occurred in 6% of those after autologous HCT and 19% of those after allogeneic HCT. In multivariate analysis, age ≥50 years and lymphoma were associated with AdV disease after autologous HCT, while patients age ≥50 years, male patients, lymphoma, HCT-specific comorbidity index ≥3, human leukocyte antigen-mismatched or haploidentical donors, cord blood, in vivo T-cell depletion, HCT from 2005 to 2009, acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and chronic GVHD were associated with AdV disease after allogeneic HCT. The 1-year probabilities of survival after disease diagnosis were 65% in autologous HCT and 44% in allogeneic HCT. Regardless of the AdV disease burden, there was an increased risk of mortality after both autologous and allogeneic HCT. The most commonly used antiviral agents were cidofovir and vidarabine. The probabilities of improvement and survival with currently available agents were suboptimal. AdV disease after HCT remains a challenge. Better antiviral modalities are necessary.
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- Yoshihiro Inamoto
- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Children's Cancer Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Imamura General Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hematology Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-Bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daiichi Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hematology, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Preparation Department, Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Nagakute, Japan.,Department of Registry Science for Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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INTRODUCTION Hematologic malignancies are cancers of the blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes and represent a heterogenous group of diseases that affect people of all ages. Treatment generally involves chemotherapeutic or targeted agents that aim to kill malignant cells. In some cases, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is required to replenish the killed blood and stem cells. Both disease and therapies are associated with pulmonary complications. As survivors live longer with the disease and are treated with novel agents that may result in secondary immunodeficiency, airway diseases and respiratory infections will increasingly be encountered. To prevent airways diseases from adding to the morbidity of survivors or leading to long-term mortality, improved understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of viral bronchiolitis, BOS, and bronchiectasis is necessary. AREAS COVERED This review focuses on viral bronchitis, BOS and bronchiectasis in people with hematological malignancy. Literature was reviewed from Pubmed for the areas covered. EXPERT OPINION Airway disease impacts significantly on hematologic malignancies. Viral bronchiolitis, BOS and bronchiectasis are common respiratory manifestations in hematological malignancy. Strategies to identify patients early in their disease course may improve the efficacy of treatment and halt progression of lung function decline and improve quality of life.
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- Ricardo J. José
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Host Defence, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Chelsea, London, SW36NP, United Kingdom,Centre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair, UCL Respiratory, 5 University Street, London, WC1E6JF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States of America
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Chandorkar A, Anderson AD, Morris MI, Natori Y, Jimenez A, Komanduri KV, Camargo JF. Viral kinetics and outcomes of adenovirus viremia following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14481. [PMID: 34516017 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adenovirus (AdV) is a serious infection following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Little is known about AdV viral kinetics and optimal threshold for initiation of pre-emptive therapy. METHODS Single-center retrospective study of 16 consecutive adult HCT recipients with detectable AdV identified over a 5-year period. RESULTS Median time to AdV reactivation after HCT was 176 days (IQR 86-408). Nine patients received cidofovir, although 14/16 had no tissue-invasive disease. Among treated patients, median duration of viremia was shorter when initiating treatment at viral loads < 10,000 copies/ml (28 vs. 52 days). All-cause mortality in this cohort was 44%. All six patients (five of which were untreated) with peak viral loads < 10,000 copies/ml survived; whereas only 30% (3/10) of patients with peak viral loads greater than this threshold survived, despite most (n = 8; 80%) of them receiving cidofovir (P = .01). Three-month survival following diagnosis of AdV viremia was significantly lower with peak viremia > 10,000 copies/ml (100 vs. 17%; P = .005). CONCLUSION AdV is associated with high all-cause mortality, especially for viremia > 10,000 copies/ml. Delaying therapy until viremia reaches AdV levels ≥10,000 copies/ml was associated with more protracted infection and poor outcomes. Larger studies are needed.
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- Aditya Chandorkar
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Immunocompromised Host Service, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA
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Silcock R, Mitchell K, Fraser C, Clark J. Epidemiology and outcome for viremia in children undergoing bone marrow transplant: A retrospective cohort study. Transpl Infect Dis 2021; 23:e13580. [PMID: 33533068 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Viral infections pose a serious risk for children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). There are few published case series of prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes examining multiple viruses simultaneously, and no pediatric Australasian data published to date. We describe the real-life experience of viremia in pediatric HSCT in a single tertiary center. METHODS All episodes of viremia in children undergoing HSCT between 2000 and 2018 were identified by matching HSCT patients' unique identification numbers with positive blood polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results for human adenovirus (HAdV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6). Paper or electronic charts and electronic pathology results were used to extract the study variables. RESULTS Viremia was detected in 177/445 (39.8%) HSCT episodes, of which 46% were allogeneic and 19% autologous transplants. Viremia was disseminated in 96 (21.6%) episodes, with 80 (18%) having more than one virus. HAdV was detected in 108 (24.3% of total episodes) and frequently in autologous transplants, CMV in 71 (16.0%), EBV in 60 (13.5%), and HHV-6 in 38 (8.5%). Of 174 children, 19 (10.9%) died of a viral-associated cause, with viral mortality highest in CMV (18.3%), lowest in HHV-6 (2.6%) with HAdV and EBV similar (6.6% and 6.7%). Adenoviral (but not other virus) dissemination was significantly associated with lower lymphocyte count at time of first detection. CMV dissemination and death were significantly associated with initial and highest CMV viral loads (copies/mL). CONCLUSION This study presents the first pediatric-specific Australasian data for viremia in HSCT. Findings may help guide clinicians in prophylaxis and treatment decisions.
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- Robyn Silcock
- Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Di Ciaccio PR, Avdic S, Sutrave G, Clancy L, Withers B, Blyth E, McLeod D, Gottlieb DJ. Successful treatment of CMV, EBV, and adenovirus tissue infection following HLA-mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplant using infusion of third-party T cells from multiple donors in addition to antivirals, rituximab, and surgery. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 23:e13528. [PMID: 33236399 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Viral infections, principally cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and adenovirus, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. The use of systemic antivirals is limited by limited efficacy and organ toxicities. Inability to clear infection is exacerbated by transplant-related immunosuppression and prophylaxis or treatment of acute graft versus host disease. We report the first patient to clear three serious viral infections after stem cell transplant using third-party donor partially human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matched virus-specific cytotoxic T cells. The patient, a 53 year old female with transplanted for relapsed leukemia, with severe graft versus host disease received five T cell infusions from three separate donors that ultimately cleared serious systemic infections with cytomegalovirus and adenovirus, and an EBV-driven lymphoma. Systemic antivirals had resulted in failed clinical responses. Use of repeated infusions of partially HLA matched virus-specific T cells from banks containing cryopreserved cells should be strongly considered in transplant recipients with single or multiple refractory viral infections.
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- Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Stem Cell Transplant and Cell Therapies Program, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Papanicolaou GA, Dvorak CC, Dadwal S, Maron G, Prasad VK, Giller R, Abdel-Azim H, Sadanand A, Casciano R, Chandak A, Huang S, Nichols G, Brundage T, Vainorius E, Mozaffari E, Hutcheson R. Practice patterns and incidence of adenovirus infection in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients: Multicenter survey of transplant centers in the United States. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 22:e13283. [PMID: 32267590 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adenovirus (AdV) is increasingly recognized as a threat to successful outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). Guidelines have been developed to inform AdV screening and treatment practices, but the extent to which they are followed in clinical practice in the United States is still unknown. The incidence of AdV in the United States is also not well documented. The main objectives of the AdVance US study were thus to characterize current AdV screening and treatment practices in the United States and to estimate the incidence of AdV infection in allo-HCT recipients across multiple pediatric and adult transplant centers. METHODS Fifteen pediatric centers and 6 adult centers completed a practice patterns survey, and 15 pediatric centers and four adult centers completed an incidence survey. RESULTS The practice patterns survey results confirm that pediatric transplant centers are more likely than adult centers to routinely screen for AdV, and are also more likely to have a preemptive AdV treatment approach compared to adult centers. Perceived risk of AdV infection is a determining factor for whether routine screening and preemptive treatment are implemented. Most pediatric centers screen higher-risk patients for AdV weekly, in blood, and have a preemptive AdV treatment approach. The incidence survey results show that from 2015 to 2017, a total of 1230 patients underwent an allo-HCT at the 15 pediatric transplant centers, and 1815 patients underwent an allo-HCT at the 4 adult transplant centers. The incidences of AdV infection, AdV viremia, and AdV viremia ≥ 1000 copies/mL within 6 months after the first allo-HCT were 23%, 16%, and 9%, respectively, for patients at pediatric centers, and 5%, 3%, and 2%, respectively, for patients at adult centers. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide a more recent estimate of the incidence of AdV infection in the United States, as well as a multicenter view of practice patterns around AdV infection screening and intervention criteria, in pediatric and adult allo-HCT recipients.
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- St Jude Children's Research Hospital Infectious Diseases Department, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, Durham, NC, USA
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- Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapeutic Program, Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Emory University Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Marinelli T, Wee LYA, Rowe E, Chhetri R, Friel O, Higgins G, Bardy P, Singhal D, Pradhan A, Crawford L, Hiwase DK. Respiratory Viruses Cause Late Morbidity in Recipients of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2019; 26:782-788. [PMID: 31866345 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.12.724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Common respiratory viral infections (CRVIs) frequently complicate hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We conducted a retrospective, single-center, observational cohort study to determine the incidence of CRVI in patients who received an allogeneic (allo) or autologous (auto) HSCT at the Royal Adelaide Hospital between 2009 and 2017. The median follow-up was 8.9 and 4.5 years for auto- and allo-HSCT recipients, respectively. There were 149 CRVI episodes in 74 patients, with rhinovirus being the most commonly isolated virus (n = 81, 47%). The majority of CRVIs (113/149, 75.8%) occurred more than 100 days post-HSCT and 67% were diagnosed in the outpatient setting. There was evidence of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in 45.6% (68/149) of CRVIs. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, coviral infections and cytomegalovirus viremia were independent risk factors for progression of CRVI to LRTI. Ten (6.7%) CRVI episodes resulted in admission to intensive care for ventilatory support and 8 (5.4%) patients died within 30 days of CRVI diagnosis. In our study, 10.4% of HSCT recipients experienced a CRVI post-transplant, primarily causing late morbidity and potentially mortality. Prevention with strict infection control practices, vaccination, and patient education is essential.
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- Tina Marinelli
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; SA Pathology, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; SA Pathology, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia; Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Disseminated adenovirus infection in a patient with a hematologic malignancy: a case report and literature review. Future Sci OA 2019; 5:FSO412. [PMID: 31534780 PMCID: PMC6745594 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2019-0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Human adenoviruses cause a wide spectrum of illnesses, including invasive infections, in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated adenovirus infection following unrelated cord–blood transplantation in a 46-year-old male with a lymphoma. A review of the literature on disseminated adenovirus infections in adult patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has also been included. Despite antiviral therapy, the mortality rate in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients with a disseminated adenovirus infection is as high as 72%, and estimating the risk of human adenovirus infection in a timely manner is crucial to improving outcomes. Human adenoviruses are common viruses that cause a range of illness such as bronchitis, gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis. We recently experienced a case of disseminated adenovirus infection following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a patient with a lymphoma who received chemotherapy. Although disseminated adenovirus infection is not a rare disease in immunocompromised patients, it is noteworthy that its mortality remains high and it may not frequently occur. Therefore, this work provides a case presentation and a review of disseminated adenovirus infection in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in order to aid our understanding of the nature of illness of human adenovirus infections in immunocompromised patients.
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Fontana L, Strasfeld L. Respiratory Virus Infections of the Stem Cell Transplant Recipient and the Hematologic Malignancy Patient. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019; 33:523-544. [PMID: 30940462 PMCID: PMC7126949 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Respiratory virus infections in hematologic stem cell transplant recipients and patients with hematologic malignancies are increasingly recognized as a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. The often overlapping clinical presentation makes molecular diagnostic strategies imperative for rapid diagnosis and to inform understanding of the changing epidemiology of each of the respiratory viruses. Most respiratory virus infections are managed with supportive therapy, although there is effective antiviral therapy for influenza. The primary focus should remain on primary prevention infection control procedures and isolation precautions, avoidance of ill contacts, and vaccination for influenza.
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- Lauren Fontana
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L457, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L457, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Obeid KM. Infections with DNA Viruses, Adenovirus, Polyomaviruses, and Parvovirus B19 in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients and Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2019; 33:501-521. [PMID: 30940465 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Infections due to adenovirus, polyomaviruses (BK and JC viruses), and parvovirus B19 may not be as common as infections due to other DNA viruses, such as cytomegalovirus in patients with hematological malignancies and the recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, these infections may result in life-threatening diseases that significantly impact patients' recovery, morbidity, and mortality. Treating physicians should be aware of the diseases associated with these viruses, the patient populations at increased risk for complications due to these infections, and the available diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
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- Karam M Obeid
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC250, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Pochon C, Voigt S. Respiratory Virus Infections in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients. Front Microbiol 2019; 9:3294. [PMID: 30687278 PMCID: PMC6333648 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.03294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Highly immunocompromised pediatric and adult hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients frequently experience respiratory infections caused by viruses that are less virulent in immunocompetent individuals. Most of these infections, with the exception of rhinovirus as well as adenovirus and parainfluenza virus in tropical areas, are seasonal variable and occur before and after HCT. Infectious disease management includes sampling of respiratory specimens from nasopharyngeal washes or swabs as well as sputum and tracheal or tracheobronchial lavages. These are subjected to improved diagnostic tools including multiplex PCR assays that are routinely used allowing for expedient detection of all respiratory viruses. Disease progression along with high mortality is frequently associated with respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, influenza virus, and metapneumovirus infections. In this review, we discuss clinical findings and the appropriate use of diagnostic measures. Additionally, we also discuss treatment options and suggest new drug formulations that might prove useful in treating respiratory viral infections. Finally, we shed light on the role of the state of immune reconstitution and on the use of immunosuppressive drugs on the outcome of infection.
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- Cécile Pochon
- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Department of Pediatric Oncohematology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Sedláček P, Petterson T, Robin M, Sivaprakasam P, Vainorius E, Brundage T, Chandak A, Mozaffari E, Nichols G, Voigt S. Incidence of Adenovirus Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients: Findings from the AdVance Study. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2018; 25:810-818. [PMID: 30578939 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Adenovirus (AdV) is an increasingly recognized threat to recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), particularly when infection is prolonged and unresolved. AdVance is the first multinational, multicenter study to evaluate the incidence of AdV infection in both pediatric and adult allo-HCT recipients across European transplantation centers. Medical records for patients undergoing first allo-HCT between January 2013 and September 2015 at 50 participating centers were reviewed. The cumulative incidence of AdV infection (in any sample using any assay) during the 6 months after allo-HCT was 32% (95% confidence interval [CI], 30.9% to 33.4%) among pediatric allo-HCT recipients (n = 1736) and 6% (95% CI, 4.7% to 6.4%) among adult allo-HCT recipients (n = 2540). The incidence of AdV viremia ≥1000copies/mL (a common threshold for initiation of preemptive treatment) was 14% (95% CI, 13.0% to 14.8%) in pediatric recipients and 1.5% (95% CI, 1.1% to 2.0%) in adult recipients. Baseline risk factors for developing AdV viremia ≥1000copies/mL included younger age, use of T cell depletion, and donor type other than matched related. Baseline demographic factors were broadly comparable across patients of all ages and identified by multivariate analyses. Notably, the incidence of AdV infection decreased stepwise with increasing age; younger adults (age 18 to 34 years) had a similar incidence as older pediatric patients (<18 years). This study provides a contemporary multicenter understanding of the incidence and risk factors for AdV infection following allo-HCT. Our findings may help optimize infection screening and intervention criteria, particularly for younger at-risk adults.
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- Petr Sedláček
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Haemopoietic Stem Cell Bone Marrow Transplantation, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, London, United Kingdom
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- Service d'Hématologie-Greffe, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Portal TM, Reymão TKA, Quinderé Neto GA, Fiuza MKDC, Teixeira DM, Lima ICG, Sousa Júnior EC, Bandeira RDS, De Deus DR, Justino MCA, Linhares ADC, Silva LDD, Resque HR, Gabbay YB. Detection and genotyping of enteric viruses in hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Belém, Brazil: Occurrence of adenovirus viremia by species F, types 40/41. J Med Virol 2018; 91:378-384. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Thayara Morais Portal
- Postgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology in the Amazon, University of State of Pará; Belém Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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- Virology Section; Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health; Ananindeua Pará Brazil
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Kang JM, Park KS, Kim JM, Huh HJ, Ki CS, Lee NY, Yoo KH, Sung KW, Koo HH, Kim YJ. Prospective monitoring of adenovirus infection and type analysis after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: A single-center study in Korea. Transpl Infect Dis 2018; 20:e12885. [PMID: 29569813 PMCID: PMC7169713 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Background Epidemiologic studies of human adenovirus (HAdV) in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) recipients have been conducted mostly in European countries where HAdV 2 (species C) has been most prevalent in the community. The main objective of this study was to investigate the epidemiology and the characteristics of HAdV infection in Korean allogeneic HCT recipients (<19 years). Methods In a prospective study from April 2012 to September 2015, HAdV in blood, urine, and stool specimens were monitored weekly from transplantation to day 100 or after if clinically suspected. HAdV infection was defined as positive HAdV PCR result in any specimens regardless of symptoms. Results A total of 1734 specimens were collected from 57 consecutively enrolled recipients. The cumulative incidence of HAdV infection at day 100, and 1 year was 10%, and 20%, and the incidence of viremia was 2% and 6%, respectively. The median onset time from HCT to viremia was 221 days (range, 7‐596 days). All viremia cases were caused by only HAdV 3 (species B), whereas several types were detected in stool. Among patients with HAdV infection, lower absolute lymphocyte counts and extensive chronic graft‐vs‐host disease were associated with viremia (P = .028 and P = .006, respectively). Conclusions Compared to western studies, this study demonstrated a lower incidence and delayed onset of HAdV infections and HAdV 3 was most prevalent in Korea.
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- Ji-Man Kang
- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.,Center for Pediatric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea
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- Samsung Bioresearch Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Myongji Hospital, Seonam University College of Medicine, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Zhong C, Jiang Z, Guo Q, Zhang X. Protective effect of adenovirus-mediated erythropoietin expression on the spiral ganglion neurons in the rat inner ear. Int J Mol Med 2018; 41:2669-2677. [PMID: 29436578 PMCID: PMC5846647 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of erythropoietin (Epo) and the Epo receptor (Epo-R) in the spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) of the rat inner ear, and to assess the effect of Epo adenovirus vector (Ad-Epo) on the spontaneous apoptosis of SGNs. A total of 60 ears from 30 healthy neonatal (2-3 days postnatal) Sprague-Dawley rats were used to examine the expression of Epo in the SGNs. The rats were divided into three groups: The negative control group, the vector control group [infected with a green fluorescent protein expression vector (Ad-GFP)] and the Ad-Epo group (infected with Ad-Epo). The expression of Epo and Epo-R was detected by immunohistochemistry and dual immunofluorescence staining using polyclonal antibodies directed against Epo and Epo-R, followed by confocal laser-scanning microscopy. An adenovirus vector was constructed and used to transfect the cultured SGNs. Following adenovirus infection, apoptosis of the SGNs was evaluated and Epo protein expression was assessed. Epo and Epo-R were widely expressed in the plasma membrane and the cytoplasm of the SGNs, as well as in the organ of Corti and the stria vascularis within the inner ear. Epo protein expression was upregulated in the Ad-Epo group compared with that in the other two groups (P<0.05). Apoptotic cells were seldom observed at day 4 of SGN culture in the negative control group. At day 7, marked apoptotic cells were detected in the negative control group and the vector control group. The apoptosis level in the Ad-Epo group was significantly decreased compared with that in the negative control group or the vector control group at day 7 (P<0.05). In conclusion, Epo and Epo-R are expressed in the SGNs of the inner ear of the rat, and Ad-Epo can decrease the spontaneous apoptosis of SGNs, which may provide a basis for the prevention or alleviation of sensorineural hearing loss.
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- Cheng Zhong
- Department of Otolaryngology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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Ying B, Spencer JF, Tollefson AE, Wold WSM, Toth K. Male Syrian hamsters are more susceptible to intravenous infection with species C human adenoviruses than are females. Virology 2017; 514:66-78. [PMID: 29132049 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Recently, increasing attention has been focused on the influence of sex on the course of infectious diseases. Thus far, the best-documented examples point toward an immune-mediated mechanism: the generally stronger immune response in females can result in a faster clearance of the pathogen or, conversely, a more severe immune-mediated pathology. Here, we report that human species C adenoviruses replicate more and cause more pathology in male Syrian hamsters than in females. We also show that this sex disparity is not caused by a stronger immune response to the infection by the female hamsters. Rather, the liver of male hamsters is more susceptible to adenovirus infection: after intravenous injection, more hepatocytes become infected in male animals than in females. We hypothesize that Kupffer cells (hepatic tissue macrophages) of female animals are more active in sequestering circulating virions, and thus protect hepatocytes more efficiently than those of males.
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- Baoling Ying
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Approach to adenovirus infections in the setting of hematopoietic cell transplantation. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2017; 30:377-387. [DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brincidofovir for Asymptomatic Adenovirus Viremia in Pediatric and Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase II Trial. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2017; 23:512-521. [PMID: 28063938 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.12.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adenovirus infection in immunocompromised patients contributes to significant morbidity and mortality, especially after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Brincidofovir (BCV, CMX001) is an orally bioavailable lipid conjugate of cidofovir that has in vitro activity against adenoviruses and other double-stranded DNA viruses. This randomized placebo-controlled phase II trial evaluated pre-emptive treatment with BCV for the prevention of adenovirus disease in pediatric and adult allogeneic HCT recipients with asymptomatic adenovirus viremia. Allogeneic HCT recipients with adenovirus viremia were randomized 1:1:1 to receive oral BCV 100 mg (2 mg/kg if <50 kg) twice weekly (BIW), BCV 200 mg (4 mg/kg if <50 kg) once weekly (QW), or placebo for 6 to 12 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of post-treatment follow-up. For randomization, subjects were stratified by screening absolute lymphocyte count (<300 cells/mm3 versus ≥300 cells/mm3). Assignment to BCV or placebo was double blinded; dose frequency was unblinded. The primary endpoint was the proportion of subjects experiencing treatment failure, defined as either progression to probable or definitive adenovirus disease or confirmed increasing adenovirus viremia (≥1 log10 copies/mL) during randomized therapy. Between June 2011 and December 2012, 48 subjects were randomized to the BCV BIW (n = 14), BCV QW (n = 16), or placebo (n = 18) groups. The proportion of subjects with treatment failure in the BCV BIW group was 21% (odds ratio, .53; 95% confidence interval [CI], .11 to 2.71; P = .45), 38% (odds ratio, 1.23; 95% CI, .30 to 5.05, P = .779) in the BCV QW group, and 33% in the placebo group. All-cause mortality was lower in the BCV BIW (14%) and BCV QW groups (31%) relative to the placebo group (39%), but these differences were not statistically significant. After 1 week of therapy, 8 of 12 subjects (67%) randomized to BCV BIW had undetectable adenovirus viremia (<100 copies/mL), compared with 4 of 14 subjects (29%) randomized to BCV QW and 5 of 15 subjects (33%) randomized to placebo. In a post hoc analysis of subjects with viremia ≥1000 copies/mL at baseline, 6 of 7 BCV BIW subjects (86%) achieved undetectable viremia compared with 2 of 8 placebo subjects (25%; P = .04). Early treatment discontinuation because of adverse events was more common in subjects treated with BCV than with placebo. Diarrhea was the most common event in all groups (57% BCV BIW, 38% BCV QW, 28% placebo), but it led to treatment discontinuation in only 1 subject receiving BCV QW. Events diagnosed as acute graft-versus-host disease, primarily of the gastrointestinal tract, were more frequent in the BCV BIW group (50%) than in the BCV QW (25%) and placebo (17%) groups. There was no evidence of myelotoxicity or nephrotoxicity in BCV-treated subjects. The results of this trial confirm the antiviral activity of BCV against adenoviruses. Further investigation is ongoing to define the optimal treatment strategy for HCT recipients with serious adenovirus infection and disease.
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Keyes A, Mathias M, Boulad F, Lee YJ, Marchetti MA, Scaradavou A, Spitzer B, Papanicolaou GA, Wieczorek I, Busam KJ. Cutaneous involvement of disseminated adenovirus infection in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient. Br J Dermatol 2016; 174:885-888. [PMID: 26707343 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Infection by human adenoviruses can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts, such as allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients, with limited effective treatment options. Specific cutaneous manifestations of disseminated adenovirus infection are not well described. We report a woman in her twenties who received an allogeneic T-cell-depleted peripheral blood SCT for the treatment of severe aplastic anaemia and, 5 months post-transplant, was hospitalized for severe systemic adenovirus infection with progressive involvement of the colon, liver and lungs. Despite therapy with intravenous cidofovir, oral brincidofovir and intravenous immunoglobulin, she had progression of adenoviraemia and dissemination of adenoviral disease. The patient developed a progressive rash characterized by keratotic papules that began on the palms and soles and spread to the entire body. Histopathological examination of skin biopsies of individual skin lesions from the palm and abdomen showed focal acantholytic dyskeratosis and keratinocytes with hyperchromatic nuclei. Several keratinocyte nuclei were immunoreactive for adenovirus. The patient was further treated with ribavirin and adenovirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes but experienced multisystem progression of adenovirus infection culminating in death.
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- A Keyes
- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10022, U.S.A
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Detrait M, De Prophetis S, Delville JP, Komuta M. Fulminant isolated adenovirus hepatitis 5 months after haplo-identical HSCT for AML. Clin Case Rep 2015; 3:802-5. [PMID: 26509010 PMCID: PMC4614643 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The principal limitation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation except relapse remains the transplant-related mortality (TRM). In addition to graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), infections contribute to TRM in many patients. We describe herein a case of an adult patient presenting 5 months after haplo-identical transplantation an isolated fulminant hepatitis due to adenovirus.
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- Marie Detrait
- Onco-Hematology Department, Notre-Dame Hospital, Grand Hopital De Charleroi Charleroi, Belgium ; Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Hematology Department, CHU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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- Onco-Hematology Department, Notre-Dame Hospital, Grand Hopital De Charleroi Charleroi, Belgium
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- Onco-Hematology Department, Notre-Dame Hospital, Grand Hopital De Charleroi Charleroi, Belgium
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- Division of Pathology, Hepatology, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, UCL Brussels, Belgium
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Adenovirus infection and disease in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: clues for antiviral pre-emptive treatment. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 21:701-9. [PMID: 25882354 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Human adenovirus (HAdV) infections constitute a major cause of morbidity in paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. New antiviral treatments offer promising perspectives. However, it remains challenging to identify patients at risk for disseminated infection, and who should receive early antiviral intervention. We conducted a longitudinal study of allogeneic HSCT recipients, including weekly HAdV monitoring, to determine the risks factors associated with HAdV infection and dissemination, and to assess whether HAdV loads in stools may be used as surrogate markers for HAdV dissemination. Between September 2010 and December 2011, out of 72 patients, the cumulative incidence rates at day 100 of HAdV digestive infection, systemic infection and related disease were 35.9%, 24.0%, and 18.3%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, the risk factors for HAdV digestive and systemic infection were cord blood and in vitro T-cell depletion. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) grade >2 was also associated with systemic infection. In patients with HAdV digestive shedding, GVHD grade >2 and HAdV load in stools were the only risk factors for systemic infection. The median peak levels of HAdV in stool were 7.9 and 4.0 log10 copies/mL, respectively, in patients with HAdV systemic infection and in those without. HAdV monitoring in stools of paediatric HSCT recipients receiving cord blood or in vitro T-cell depleted transplants helps to predict patients at risk for HAdV systemic infection. Our results provide a rationale for randomized controlled trials to evaluate the benefit of anti-HAdV pre-emptive treatments based on HAdV DNA levels in stools.
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Sun Y, Huang X, Han T, Wang J, Wang F, Chen Y, Han W, Chen H, Zhang X, Liu D, Liu K, Xu L. [A clinical analysis of adenovirus infection after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in 3 patients]. ZHONGHUA XUE YE XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA XUEYEXUE ZAZHI 2015; 36:161-2. [PMID: 25778896 PMCID: PMC7342151 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yuqian Sun
- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Hematological Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
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Hawkinson D, Hinthorn D, Danziger-Isakov L. Novel antiviral agents for respiratory viral infection in immunocompromised adults. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2013; 15:497-503. [PMID: 24146257 PMCID: PMC7089160 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-013-0370-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Respiratory viruses cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised populations such as stem cell transplant and solid organ transplant patients. Few viruses causing respiratory tract infection have an approved therapy, and many of the viruses have no therapeutic options at all. In this article, we describe novel agents under development for treatment options against several respiratory viruses.
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- Dana Hawkinson
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA,
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Virological diagnosis of central nervous system infections by use of PCR coupled with mass spectrometry analysis of cerebrospinal fluid samples. J Clin Microbiol 2013; 52:212-7. [PMID: 24197874 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02270-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Viruses are the leading cause of central nervous system (CNS) infections, ahead of bacteria, parasites, and fungal agents. A rapid and comprehensive virologic diagnostic testing method is needed to improve the therapeutic management of hospitalized pediatric or adult patients. In this study, we assessed the clinical performance of PCR amplification coupled with electrospray ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry analysis (PCR-MS) for the diagnosis of viral CNS infections. Three hundred twenty-seven cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples prospectively tested by routine PCR assays between 2004 and 2012 in two university hospital centers (Toulouse and Reims, France) were retrospectively analyzed by PCR-MS analysis using primers targeted to adenovirus, human herpesviruses 1 to 8 (HHV-1 to -8), polyomaviruses BK and JC, parvovirus B19, and enteroviruses (EV). PCR-MS detected single or multiple virus infections in 190 (83%) of the 229 samples that tested positive by routine PCR analysis and in 10 (10.2%) of the 98 samples that tested negative. The PCR-MS results correlated well with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and EV detection by routine PCR assays (kappa values [95% confidence intervals], 0.80 [0.69 to 0.92], 0.85 [0.71 to 0.98], and 0.84 [0.78 to 0.90], respectively), whereas a weak correlation was observed with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (0.34 [0.10 to 0.58]). Twenty-six coinfections and 16 instances of uncommon neurotropic viruses (HHV-7 [n = 13], parvovirus B19 [n = 2], and adenovirus [n = 1]) were identified by the PCR-MS analysis, whereas only 4 coinfections had been prospectively evidenced using routine PCR assays (P < 0.01). In conclusion, our results demonstrated that PCR-MS analysis is a valuable tool to identify common neurotropic viruses in CSF (with, however, limitations that were identified regarding EBV and EV detection) and may be of major interest in better understanding the clinical impact of multiple or neglected viral neurological infections.
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Khanna R, Smith C. Cellular immune therapy for viral infections in transplant patients. Indian J Med Res 2013; 138:796-807. [PMID: 24434332 PMCID: PMC3928710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Stem cell and organ transplantation are considered as the major advances of modern medicine. Unfortunately the success of transplantation is limited by its toxicity and infectious complications as a result of profound immunosuppression. Viral infections are an extremely common and predictable problem in these patients. Antiviral drugs given either prophylactically or as early therapy for patients with detectable viral loads appear to be an effective strategy for reducing viral infections. However, long-term treatment with these drugs is associated with significant toxicity, expense and the appearance of drug resistant virus isolates ultimately resulting in treatment failure. Over the last few years, there is increasing evidence that cellular immune therapies can reverse the outgrowth of haematological malignancies and can also provide therapeutic benefit against lethal viral infections. While the expansion and adoptive transfer of virus-specific T-cells from the healthy donor can be an effective strategy to control viral replication, this is not possible when donors are seronegative or are subsequently inaccessible. Recent studies have demonstrated successful expansion of virus-specific T-cells from seropositive stem cell transplant recipients of a seronegative graft with active virus disease and the long term reconstitution of protective anti-viral immunity following their adoptive transfer back into the patients. Furthermore, this immunotherapeutic strategy has also been extended for multiple pathogens including cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, adenovirus and BK polyoma-virus. This approach can be employed to rapidly expand multiple pathogens-specific T cells that can be used for adoptive immunotherapy. Finally, new assays to monitor T cell immunity have been developed which will allow to identify the high risk transplant patients who may develop virus-associated complications post-transplantation and can be given adoptive T cell therapy prophylactically.
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- Rajiv Khanna
- QIMR Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development and Department of Immunology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane (Qld), Australia,Reprint requests: Dr Prof. R. Khanna, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Department of Immunology, 300 Herston Rd, Brisbane, Australia 4006 e-mail:
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- QIMR Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development and Department of Immunology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane (Qld), Australia
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