Buus-Gehrig C, Bochennek K, Hennies MT, Klingebiel T, Groll AH, Lehrnbecher T. Systemic viral infection in children receiving chemotherapy for acute leukemia.
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020;
67:e28673. [PMID:
32918533 DOI:
10.1002/pbc.28673]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Systemic viral diseases frequently occur in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, but data in children receiving chemotherapy for acute leukemia are scarce. We therefore collected and analyzed the published data on symptomatic infection from cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, parvovirus B19, or adenovirus in pediatric acute leukemia. Reports on 68 children were identified, of whom 16 patients have died from the infection. Further studies have to (1) evaluate the true incidence of these infections in pediatric acute leukemia, (2) their impact on outcome, and (3) whether a subpopulation of patients could benefit from screening and prophylactic strategies.
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