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Persistent Low-Level Variants in a Subset of Viral Genes Are Highly Predictive of Poor Outcome in Immunocompromised Patients With Cytomegalovirus Infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 16 Aug 2024
Venturini Cristina, Colston Julia M, Charles Oscar, Lankina Anastasia, Best Timothy, Atkinson Claire, Forrest Calum, Williams Charlotte A, Rao Kanchan, Worth Austen, Thorburn Doug, Harber Mark, Griffiths Paul, Breuer Judith
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BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common and serious opportunistic infection after solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this study, we used whole-genome HCMV data to investigate viral factors associated with the clinical outcome. METHODS: We sequenced HCMV samples from 16 immunocompromised pediatric patients with persistent viremia. Eight of the 16 patients died of...
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