Table 3: Distribution of positivity for different viruses, among Solid Organ Transplant recipients studied.

Virus

 

 

Solid Organ Transplant recipients

Liver Pediatric

n = 30 (100%)

Kidney Pediatric

n = 13 (100%)

Liver Adult

n = 44 (100%)

Kidney Adult

n = 96 (100%)

All recipients n = 183

Total Positive

Serum

Urine

Total Positive

Serum

Urine

Total Positive

Serum

Urine

Total Positive

Serum

Urine

Total Positive

Serum

Urine

Any virus

17 (56.7)

9 (30.0)

13 (43.3)

7 (53.8)

3 (23.1)

6 (46.2)

23 (52.3)

11 (25.0)

21 (47.7)

38 (39.6)

21 (21.9)

35 (36.5)

85 (46.4)

44 (24.0)

75 (41.0)

HSV

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (4.5)

1 (2.3)

2 (4.5)

4 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

4 (4.2)

6 (3.3)

1 (0.5)

6 (3.3)

CMV

12 (40.0)

8 (26.7)

8 (26.7)

4 (30.8)

3 (23.1)

4 (30.8)

14 (31.8)

10 (22.7)

7 (15.9)

23 (24.0)

18 (18.8)

20 (20.8)

53 (29.0)

39 (21.3)

39 (21.3)

HHV6

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

2 (1.1)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

EBV

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (6.8)

2 (4.5)

2 (4.5)

5 (5.2)

2 (2.1)

3 (3.1)

9 (4.9)

5 (2.7)

5 (2.7)

JC

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

2 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (15.4)

11 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

11 (25.0)

7 (7.3)

0 (0.0)

7 (7.3)

22 (12.0)

1 (0.5)

21 (11.5)

BK

8 (26.7)

0 (0.0)

8 (26.7)

4 (30.8)

2 (15.4)

4 (30.8)

9 (20.5)

1 (2.3)

9 (20.5)

14 (14.6)

1 (1.0)

14 (14.6)

35 (19.1)

4 (2.2)

35 (19.1)

*The total number of patients screened in each fluid does not always coincide with the total of positive patients, since one patient may have been detected with more than one virus. Abbreviations: CMV: Cytomegalovirus, HHV6: Human Herpes Virus 6, EBV: Epstein Barr Virus, HSV: Herpes Simplex Virus, BK: BK Virus, JC: JC Virus.