A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS CORRELATING PERSISTENT EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTION WITH CLINICAL EVENTS1

Abstract

Immunosuppression decreased EBV-specific host immune function, which in turn favored increased EBV load in peripheral blood and increased excretion in the oropharynx. The transfer of donor virus to the seropositive recipients was not observed.