PMID- 10233397 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990610 LR - 20041117 IS - 0007-1048 (Print) IS - 0007-1048 (Linking) VI - 105 IP - 1 DP - 1999 Apr TI - Monitoring of human herpesviruses after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and bone marrow transplantation. PG - 295-302 AB - Herpesviruses frequently cause serious complications after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT). Recent studies have shown more rapid immune reconstitution after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (allo-PBSCT) compared with allo-BMT. However, it has not been clarified whether the improved immune reconstitution after allo-PBSCT is associated with a lower incidence of herpesvirus infections. We monitored the emergence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and HHV-7 DNA by a nested-double polymerase chain reaction in peripheral blood leucocytes from 22 allo-BMT and 16 allo-PBSCT patients. Each virus had an unique temporal profile of detection. HHV-6 DNA was detected most frequently at 3 weeks after transplantation, whereas CMV and EBV DNA were detected later (2-3 months). Detection rates of HHV-6 DNA at 3 and 4 weeks after allo-BMT were significantly higher than those after allo-PBSCT (9/16 v 2/13 at 3 weeks, P < 0.01; 10/21 v 1/15 at 4 weeks, P < 0.01). Detection rates of the other three herpesviruses after the two types of allogeneic transplantation were not significantly different throughout observation period. Furthermore, detection of HHV-6 DNA within the first 4 weeks was associated with delayed platelet engraftment after both allo-BMT and allo-PBSCT (P < 0.01). These results suggest an advantage for allo-PBSCT over allo-BMT in terms of suppression of HHV-6 reactivation and prevention of subsequent complications. FAU - Maeda, Y AU - Maeda Y AD - Second Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan. FAU - Teshima, T AU - Teshima T FAU - Yamada, M AU - Yamada M FAU - Shinagawa, K AU - Shinagawa K FAU - Nakao, S AU - Nakao S FAU - Ohno, Y AU - Ohno Y FAU - Kojima, K AU - Kojima K FAU - Hara, M AU - Hara M FAU - Nagafuji, K AU - Nagafuji K FAU - Hayashi, S AU - Hayashi S FAU - Fukuda, S AU - Fukuda S FAU - Sawada, H AU - Sawada H FAU - Matsue, K AU - Matsue K FAU - Takenaka, K AU - Takenaka K FAU - Ishimaru, F AU - Ishimaru F FAU - Ikeda, K AU - Ikeda K FAU - Niiya, K AU - Niiya K FAU - Harada, M AU - Harada M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Br J Haematol JT - British journal of haematology JID - 0372544 RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Bone Marrow Transplantation/*methods MH - Child MH - Cytomegalovirus/isolation & purification MH - DNA, Viral/analysis MH - Female MH - Graft Survival MH - Graft vs Host Disease/virology MH - Hematologic Diseases/therapy/virology MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - Herpesvirus 4, Human/*isolation & purification MH - Herpesvirus 6, Human/*isolation & purification MH - Herpesvirus 7, Human/*isolation & purification MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Transplantation, Homologous EDAT- 1999/05/08 00:00 MHDA- 1999/05/08 00:01 CRDT- 1999/05/08 00:00 PHST- 1999/05/08 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/05/08 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/05/08 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Haematol. 1999 Apr;105(1):295-302.