Table 2.
EBV, CMV and HHV-6 blood replication.
| EBV Blood DNA detection – No. positive / No. tested (%) | 28/34 (82) |
| Positive but not quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for EBV detection (%) | 9/28 (32) |
| Quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for EBV detection (%) | 19/28 (68) |
| Median blood viral load in patients with quantifiable EBV replication – IU /mL (range) | 8,648 (1,654 – 242,674) |
| Median delay between ICU admission and first EBV DNA detection – days (range) | 4 (0–20) |
| Median duration of EBV viremia in the ICU – days (range) | 7 (1–54) |
| CMV Blood DNA detection – No. positive / No. tested (%) | 5/34 (15) |
| Positive but not quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for CMV detection (%) | 1/5 (20) |
| Quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for CMV detection (%) | 4/5 (80) |
| Median blood viral load in patients with quantifiable CMV replication – IU /mL (range) | 4,930 (805 – 32,221) |
| Median delay between ICU admission and first CMV DNA detection – days (range) | 12 (1–16) |
| Median duration of CMV viremia in the ICU – days (range) | 15 (1–54) |
| HHV-6 Blood DNA detection – No. positive / No. tested (%) | 7/32 (22) |
| Positive but not quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for HHV-6 detection (%) | 6/7 (86) |
| Quantifiable viral load – No. of patients / No. positive for HHV-6 detection (%) | 1/7 (14) |
| Blood viral load in patient with quantifiable HHV-6 replication – IU /mL | 11,430 |
| Median delay between ICU admission and fist HHV-6 DNA detection – days (range) | 12 (8–19) |
| Median duration of HHV-6 viremia in the ICU – days (range) | 1 (1–4) |
CMV: cytomegalovirus; EBV: Epstein–Barr virus; HHV-6: human herpes virus-6; ICU: intensive care unit.