Are the Polyomaviruses BK and JC Associated with Opportunistic Infections, Graft-versus-Host Disease, or Worse Outcomes in Adult Patients Receiving Their First Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation with Low-Dose Alemtuzumab?
Author(s) -
Laila Schneidewind,
Thomas Neumann,
Florian Knöll,
Kathrin Zimmermann,
Sigrun Smola,
Christian A. Schmidt,
William Krüger
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta haematologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1421-9662
pISSN - 0001-5792
DOI - 10.1159/000468972
Subject(s) - bk virus , jc virus , alemtuzumab , hemorrhagic cystitis , medicine , transplantation , immunology , progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy , graft versus host disease , cytomegalovirus , cidofovir , toxoplasmosis , natalizumab , opportunistic infection , parvovirus , human cytomegalovirus , betaherpesvirinae , virology , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , viral disease , virus , herpesviridae , kidney transplantation , multiple sclerosis
The association of polyomaviruses BK and JC with other opportunistic infections and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in allogeneic stem cell transplantation is controversially discussed.
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