Single‐Center Survey of Prevalence of Viruses in Pediatric Liver Explants

This retrospective study of common childhood virus prevalence in liver explants provides important baseline information for studying potential viral etiologies of ALF. We did not identify any clusters of infections. The most frequently occurring virus and only virus found in all categories was HHV-6, underscoring the high prevalence in this heterogenous group. Adenovirus was identified in 1 out of 18 of ALF samples, but likely was not a hepatic pathogen.