Human herpes virus-6 encephalitis in a paediatric bone marrow recipient: successful treatment with pharmacokinetic monitoring and high doses of ganciclovir

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2006 Dec;38(11):769-70. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705518. Epub 2006 Oct 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Drug Monitoring / methods
  • Encephalitis, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Encephalitis, Viral / etiology
  • Ganciclovir / pharmacokinetics
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use*
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / drug effects*
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Kidney Function Tests
  • Male
  • Roseolovirus Infections / complications
  • Roseolovirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Roseolovirus Infections / etiology

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Ganciclovir