Herpesviridae in critically ill hematology patients: HHV-6 is associated with worse clinical outcome.

Purpose: Although viral infections are frequent among patients with hematological malignancies (HM), data about herpesviridae in critically ill hematology patients are scarce. We aimed at determining the impact of herpesviridae reactivation/infection in this population.

Material And Methods: We performed a single center retrospective study including all consecutive adult hematology patients admitted to our comprehensive cancer center ICU on a 6-year period.