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We investigated the incidence, risk factors and outcome of haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) in paediatric patients undergoing HSCT and the predictive value of BK viruria and viraemia for developing HC. Over a period of 54 months, 74 patients were recruited. The cumulative incidence of HC was 22%. Among 15 patients prospectively monitored for BK viruria and viraemia, four patients developed HC of grade ⩾II. This group, which had two consecutive BK positive samples, showed a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 82%, a positive predictive value of 67%, and negative predictive value of 100% for developing HC. Analysed by a receiver–operator characteristic curve (ROC), a urine BK load >9 × 106 genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 90%; while a blood BK load >1 × 103 genomic copies/ml had a sensitivity of 40% and a specificity of 93% for HC, respectively. In univariate analysis, BK positivity was the only factor significantly associated with HC. After a median follow-up of 1.8 years, patients with HC showed a lower overall survival, 40 vs 65%, P 0.01, and a lower event-free survival, 42 vs 62%, P 0.03, compared to patients without HC. We conclude that BK detection in urine and/or plasma is a specific predictor for developing HC.
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This study has been supported in part by a grant from the ‘Associazione Italiana per la Lotta contro le Leucemie, Linfomi, e Mieloma- Sezione di Trento’ to SC. We thank Stefania Gallo for her skilful assistance in editing the manuscript; Judith Kingston, MD, for the useful comments and review of the English style; and all the medical and nursing staff of Pediatric Hematology for the collaboration and dedication to our patients.
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Cesaro, S., Facchin, C., Tridello, G. et al. A prospective study of BK-virus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis in paediatric patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 41, 363–370 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705909
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