Human herpesvirus-6B infection in pediatric allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: Risk factors and encephalitis

Hiroki Miura, Yoshiki Kawamura, Fumihiko Hattori, Makito Tanaka, Kazuko Kudo, Masaru Ihira, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Seiji Kojima, Hirotoshi Sakaguchi, Nao Yoshida, Asahito Hama, Tetsushi Yoshikawa

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Background: Human herpesvirus-6B (HHV-6B) infection after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is known to be associated with post-transplant limbic encephalitis in adults. Meanwhile, the association between HHV-6B infection and central nervous system complications remains unclear in pediatric allo-HSCT patients. Methods: In this study, HHV-6B infection was monitored for more than 50 days after HSCT using virus isolation and real-time PCR. Clinical information such as patient background and encephalitis status was collected retrospectively from medical records. Risk factors for HHV-6B infection were determined by the Cox proportional hazards model, and the clinical features of HHV-6B encephalitis in pediatric allo-HSCT patients were elucidated. Results: Human herpesvirus-6B infection was observed in 74 (33.8%) of 219 patients at 3-47 days (median 18, interquartile range 13-20). Risk factors identified in multivariable analysis were hematological malignancy (hazards ratio [HR], 5.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.3/12.5; P <.0001), solid tumor (HR, 4.8; CI, 1.5/16.3; P =.0104), unrelated donor (HR, 2.1; CI, 1.0/4.6; P =.0378), and sex-mismatched donor (HR 1.8; CI, 1.1/3.0; P =.0257). HHV-6B encephalitis occurred in only one of the 219 patients (0.46%); this patient demonstrated the typical clinical course of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Conclusion: Hematological malignancy, solid tumor, unrelated donor, and sex-mismatched donor were significant risk factors for HHV-6B infection after pediatric allo-HSCT. In pediatric allo-HSCT patients, the incidence of HHV-6B encephalitis was low and the clinical features differed from those in adult patients.

本文言語英語
論文番号e13203
ジャーナルTransplant Infectious Disease
22
1
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 01-02-2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 感染症
  • 移植

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