SERIAL MEASUREMENT OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL LOAD IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD IN PEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS DURING TREATMENT FOR POSTTRANSPLANT LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE1

Abstract

Clearance of the EBV viral load from the peripheral blood seems to correlate with restoration of the host's immune response as noted both by the regression of the PTLD and the onset of rejection. Late rebound of the EBV viral load is common and does not seem to predict disease recurrence.