[Prevalence of CI-HHV-6 in patients with hematological diseases and healthy donors in Poland - preliminary study]

Med Dosw Mikrobiol. 2016;68(2):113-117.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

of specific anti-HHV-6 antibodies in IgM and IgG classes and viral DNA. Quantitative real-time PCR assay was also used to determine viral load in alloHSCT recipients in plasma samples. Results: All individuals from studied group have not IgM antibodies against-HHV-6 prior transplantation. Specific IgG-class anti-HHV-6 antibodies were detected in 38 of 54 (70%) donors and in 47 of 54 recipients before HSCT (870/o), respectively. High load of HHV-6 DNA (>1x10A6 copies/ml) was detected in plasma samples taken only from one person (1,9%) of the 54 recipients. Conclusions: There is a high frequency specific anti-HHV-6 antibody in studied Polish patients; otherwise CI-HHV-6 was rare detected. Nonetheless, we urge careful observation of individuals with hematological malignances supposed to have CI-HHV-6. Further research on larger study group is needed to determine the clear role of CI-HHV-6 in alloHSCT recipients.

MeSH terms

  • Hematologic Diseases / complications*
  • Hematologic Diseases / virology
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human*
  • Humans
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Roseolovirus Infections / complications
  • Roseolovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Viral Load