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Human Herpesvirus Vaccines and Future Directions
Author(s) -
Emery V. C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12007
Subject(s) - medicine , immune system , immunology , human herpesvirus 6 , transplantation , virology , human herpesvirus , intensive care medicine , organ transplantation , psychological intervention , herpesviridae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease , psychiatry , surgery
Over the last few years there has been an impressive increase in the virological and immunological tools available to detect both human herpesvirus (HHV) and immune control of replication post‐solid organ transplantation. This has allowed a greater appreciation of pathogenesis, studies to be designed to evaluate potential vaccines, new approaches adopted for antiviral deployment and the success of interventions to be judged. This chapter aims to summarize the state‐of‐the‐art in vaccine development and look forward to the role that vaccines, immune monitoring, viral kinetics and new antiherpesvirus agents may play in the future management of HHV infections after transplantation.