The use of brincidofovir for the treatment of mixed dsDNA viral infection.

J Clin Virol

Adult Stem Cell Transplant Program, Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami, 1475 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, United States.

Published: October 2016

Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viral infections constitute a major complication following solid organ and stem cell transplantation. Few therapeutic options are currently available for the treatment of such infections in highly immunocompromised hosts. Brincidofovir is an oral investigational drug with broad antiviral activity against dsDNA viruses in vitro, but clinical experience is limited. Here we report a young female who developed a mixed infection with adenovirus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and BK polyomavirus after an allogeneic stem cell transplant, and was successfully treated with brincidofovir.

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