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. 2021 Jan 18;51(3):296–299. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2021.01.005

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.