Development of multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation—can preemptive detection of John Cunningham virus be useful?

Development of multifocal leukoencephalopathy in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation—can preemptive detection of John Cunningham virus be useful?

Therapeutic options for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) caused by reactivation of John Cunningham virus (JCV) are limited and inefficient in preventing neurological progression and death. The current study investigated the course of JCV reactivation resulting in PML in patients und...

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Main Authors: Irit Avivi, Talya Wittmann, Israel Henig, Zipora Kra-Oz, Moran Szwarcwort Cohen, Tsila Zuckerman, Netanel A. Horowitz, Noam Benyamini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
JCV
PML
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Viral load
Preemptive detection
Immunosuppression
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214014751

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