Circovirus Hepatitis Infection in Heart-Lung Transplant Patient, France
Philippe Pérot, Jacques Fourgeaud, Claire Rouzaud, Béatrice Regnault, Nicolas Da Rocha, Hélène Fontaine, Jérôme Le Pavec, Samuel Dolidon, Margaux Garzaro, Delphine Chrétien, Guillaume Morcrette, Thierry Jo Molina, Agnès Ferroni, Marianne Leruez‐Ville, Olivier Lortholary, Anne Jamet, Marc Éloit
Abstract
genome copies/g or mL in the liver and blood, concomitant with hepatic cytolysis. We detected HCirV-1 transcripts in 2% of hepatocytes, demonstrating viral replication and supporting the role of HCirV-1 in liver damage.
Topics & Concepts
CircovirusPorcine circovirusVirologyBiologyMetagenomicsLiver biopsyTiterViral loadLungGenomeHepatitisPneumoniaVirusMedicineGeneBiopsyPathologyInternal medicineGeneticsAnimal Virus Infections StudiesHepatitis C virus researchPolyomavirus and related diseases