Disseminated Varicella‐Zoster Virus Infection in Organ Transplant Recipients: A 10‐year Retrospective Study
In a large cohort of SOT patients with VZV, disseminated disease and PHN were frequent. VZV DNAemia was noted in both disseminated and localized infections suggesting that subclinical detection of virus in blood is frequent. The implications of this require further study.
Authors
- Atul Humar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1751-7159)
- Deepali Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-0477)
- Ryosuke Yamamuro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3987-9118)
- Alba Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1207-8396)
- Ahsha Khandelwal‐Young
Institutions
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Canadian Transplant Association (CA)
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplant Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.70117
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00