Table 3

Characteristics of 6 patients with PIV asymptomatic respiratory virus infection episodes after HCT

Patient no.No. of positive respiratory samples (virus)Age, ySexPrimary diagnosisPrimary disease statusHCT month/yearHCT donor typeCell sourceTransplant no.MyeloablativeDays to neutrophil engraftment after HCTDays to viral detection after HCTDetection methodSymptom follow-up (chart review)
1 (PIV1) 38 ALL Remission April 2001 Syn PBSCs No 11 41 PCR Runny nose noted 1 wk before, no symptoms at or after PIV-positive test 
1 (PIV1) 57 AML Relapse May 2003 Allo PBSCs No 17 33 PCR No symptoms noted 
1 (PIV3) 48 NHL Remission May 2003 Allo PBSCs Yes 16 96 PCR No symptoms noted 
1 (PIV3) 50 AML Remission April 2003 Allo PBSCs No 17 90 PCR and culture 6 d after positive PIV test: runny nose, sneezing, cough, wheeze (noted as allergies in chart) 
1 (PIV3) 55 CML Blast crisis May 2004 Allo PBSCs No 13 76 PCR No symptoms noted 
2 (PIV1) 26 CML Accelerated phase May–June 2003 Allo PBSCs No 16 40 Culture No symptoms noted 
Patient no.No. of positive respiratory samples (virus)Age, ySexPrimary diagnosisPrimary disease statusHCT month/yearHCT donor typeCell sourceTransplant no.MyeloablativeDays to neutrophil engraftment after HCTDays to viral detection after HCTDetection methodSymptom follow-up (chart review)
1 (PIV1) 38 ALL Remission April 2001 Syn PBSCs No 11 41 PCR Runny nose noted 1 wk before, no symptoms at or after PIV-positive test 
1 (PIV1) 57 AML Relapse May 2003 Allo PBSCs No 17 33 PCR No symptoms noted 
1 (PIV3) 48 NHL Remission May 2003 Allo PBSCs Yes 16 96 PCR No symptoms noted 
1 (PIV3) 50 AML Remission April 2003 Allo PBSCs No 17 90 PCR and culture 6 d after positive PIV test: runny nose, sneezing, cough, wheeze (noted as allergies in chart) 
1 (PIV3) 55 CML Blast crisis May 2004 Allo PBSCs No 13 76 PCR No symptoms noted 
2 (PIV1) 26 CML Accelerated phase May–June 2003 Allo PBSCs No 16 40 Culture No symptoms noted 

ALL indicates acute lymphocytic leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; Syn, Syngeneic; Allo, Allogeneic; PBSCs, peripheral blood stem cells.

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