Publications by authors named "Vivien Petit"

Introduction: Transplantation from controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCD) is a new practice in France. An additional specific consent is required for registration on the cDCD waiting list. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of cDCD acceptance on the waiting time for the registered patients on the transplant list.

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Human herpesvirus (HHV)-6A can be inherited and chromosomally integrated (iciHHV-6A), and donor-to-recipient transmission has been reported in solid organ transplant. However, when HHV-6A reactivation happens after transplant, the source of HHV-6A is often not evident and its pathogenicity remains unclear. Here, we present an exhaustive case of donor-to-recipient transmission and reactivation of iciHHV-6A through kidney transplant.

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