Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in renal transplant recipients
Date
1987-3
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Publisher
Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
Renal transplant recipients at Tygerberg Hospital were investigated to determine the importance of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as a pathogen in these patients. All 106 patients investigated were shown to have EBV antibodies before transplantation and most had serological evidence of reactivation of the infection after transplantation. A mild clinical illness was present in a few patients concomitant with EBV reactivation, which may suggest that this virus has a role in the morbidity of some renal transplant recipients. Lymphoblastoid cell lines were established from 11 renal transplant recipients; 5 of these cell lines were shown to be virus producers and 1 is thought to have unique properties.
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CITATION: Hallett, A.F. et al. 1987. Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in renal transplant recipients. S Afr Med J, 71(6):347-351.
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The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Kidneys -- Transplantation -- Complications, Epstein-Barr virus diseases -- Pathogenesis, Renal transplant patients, Lymphoblastoid cell lines
Citation
Hallett, A.F. et al. 1987. Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in renal transplant recipients. S Afr Med J, 71(6):347-351.