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Unmasking viral sequences by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in adult human blood samples during steroid-refractory/dependent graft-versus-host disease

Published inMicrobiome, vol. 9, no. 1, 28
Publication date2021
Abstract

Viral infections are common complications following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Allo-HSCT recipients with steroid-refractory/dependent graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) are highly immunosuppressed and are more vulnerable to infections with weakly pathogenic or commensal viruses. Here, twenty-five adult allo-HSCT recipients from 2016 to 2019 with acute or chronic steroid-refractory/dependent GvHD were enrolled in a prospective cohort at Geneva University Hospitals. We performed metagenomics next-generation sequencing (mNGS) analysis using a validated pipeline and de novo analysis on pooled routine plasma samples collected throughout the period of intensive steroid treatment or second-line GvHD therapy to identify weakly pathogenic, commensal, and unexpected viruses.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Graft vs Host Disease/blood/virology
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metagenomics
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Steroids/adverse effects/therapeutic use
  • Young Adult
Citation (ISO format)
ZANELLA, Marie-Céline et al. Unmasking viral sequences by metagenomic next-generation sequencing in adult human blood samples during steroid-refractory/dependent graft-versus-host disease. In: Microbiome, 2021, vol. 9, n° 1, p. 28. doi: 10.1186/s40168-020-00953-3
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Journal ISSN2049-2618
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