HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6 INFECTION IN HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Altay M., Akay H., Unverdi S., Altay F., Ceri M., Altay F. A., ...More

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol.31, no.3, pp.320-324, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3747/pdi.2010.00093
  • Journal Name: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.320-324
  • Keywords: Hemodialysis, human herpesvirus 6, transplantation, RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, LINKED-IMMUNOSORBENT-ASSAY, LIVER-TRANSPLANT, BLOOD-DONORS, HUMAN-HERPESVIRUS-6, CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, SEROCONVERSION, DISEASE, HHV-6, ANTIBODIES
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection occurs worldwide and can be reactivated from latency during periods of immunosuppression, especially after organ transplantation. No previous study has evaluated the influence of dialysis type on HHV-6 infection. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of HHV-6 antibodies in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.