High incidence and viral load of HHV-6A in a multi-centre kidney transplant cohort

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a common opportunistic pathogen in kidney transplant recipients. Two distinct species of HHV-6, HHV-6A and HHV-6B, have been identified, of which the latter seems to be dominant. However, it is unclear whether they increase the likelihood of other viral reactivations....

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Published in:	Frontiers in Transplantation
Main Authors:	Arturo Blazquez-Navarro, Toralf Roch, Patrizia Wehler, Sviatlana Kaliszczyk, Chris Bauer, Constantin Thieme, Kamil S. Rosiewicz, Ulrik Stervbo, Moritz Anft, Petra Reinke, Christian Hugo, Panagiota Zgoura, Richard Viebahn, Timm Westhoff, Michal Or-Guil, Nina Babel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Subjects:	renal tranplantation BK viraemia CMV (citomegalovirus) epstein—barr virus HHV-6A/B transplant outcome
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2023.1188535/full