Reactivation of a Transplant Recipient’s Inherited Human Herpesvirus 6 and Implications to the Graft

Scientists reported a case of reactivation of a recipient´s inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 (iciHHV-6B) and subsequent infection of the graft. Using a novel approach integrating the analysis of viral and mitochondrial DNAs, they located the iciHHV-6B intra-graft.