Factors Associated With Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Single-Center Study

CONCLUSIONS: Transplant recipients presented with a high incidence of cytomegalovirus viremia. The modality of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant was associated with the frequency of cytomegalovirus infection. Age, sex, type of underlying disease, and medically relevant events were not conducive to occurrences of viremia. Notably, we observed substantial viral loads in female patients and patients with neoplastic diseases. Studies comprising larger populations are needed to better understand these results.PMID:34812706 | DOI:10.6002/ect.2021.0282
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research