Transplantation (Bone Marrow)

Acyclovir May have Antiviral Effect on HHV-6

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 15th, 1996

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection should be considered when assessing patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation (BMT).

Active HHV-6 infections following BMT were observed often in a prospective study, reported Madhavi P. Kadakia, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and colleagues ("Human Herpesvirus 6: Infection and Disease following Autologous and Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation," Blood, June 15, 1996;87(12:5341-5354).

Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, also participated in the study.

BMT is often used in the treatment of leukemia...

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