Table 3 Presence of herpesviruses DNA according to the different chemotherapy phases as detected by multiplex PCR
Viral detection | Before chemotherapy N = 95 (%) | Post- induction N = 95 (%) | Post -remission N = 70 (%) | After salvage N = 29 (%) | All periods N = 289 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMV | 8 (8.4) | 14 (14.7) | 19 (27.1) | 15 (51.7) | 56 (19.4) |
EBV | 1 (1) | 3 (3.15) | 2 (2.8) | 2 (7) | 8 (2.7) |
HHV-6 | 1 (1) | 8 (8.4) | 9 (12.9) | 10 (34.5) | 28 (9.7) |
HHV-7 | 1 (1) | 6 (6.3) | 3 (4.2) | 5 (17.2) | 15 (5.2) |
Patients negative for all | 86 (90.5) | 74 (78) | 46 (65.7) | 7 (24.1) | 213 (73.7) |
Patients positive for 1 or more detection | 9 (9.5) | 21 (22) | 24 (34.3) | 22 (75.9) | 76 (26.3) |