Yager Jessica E, Magaret Amalia S, Kuntz Steven R, Selke Stacy, Huang Meei-Li, Corey Lawrence, Casper Corey, Wald Anna
Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn.
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
J Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 15;216(2):198-202. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix263.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes infectious mononucleosis and can lead to lymphoproliferative diseases. We evaluated the effects of valganciclovir on oral EBV shedding in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Twenty-six men received oral valganciclovir or daily placebo for 8 weeks, followed by a 2-week "washout period" and then 8 weeks of the alternative treatment. Valganciclovir reduced the proportion of days with EBV detected from 61.3% to 17.8% (relative risk, 0.28; 95% confidence interval [CI], .21-.41; P < .001), and quantity of virus detected by 0.77 logs (95% CI, .62-.91 logs; P < .001). Further investigations into the impact of valganciclovir on EBV-associated diseases are needed.
爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒(EBV)可引起传染性单核细胞增多症,并可能导致淋巴增殖性疾病。我们在一项随机、双盲、安慰剂对照研究中评估了缬更昔洛韦对口腔EBV脱落的影响。26名男性接受了为期8周的口服缬更昔洛韦或每日安慰剂治疗,随后是为期2周的“洗脱期”,然后接受8周的替代治疗。缬更昔洛韦将检测到EBV的天数比例从61.3%降至17.8%(相对风险,0.28;95%置信区间[CI],0.21 - 0.41;P < .001),检测到的病毒量减少了0.77对数(95% CI,0.62 - 0.91对数;P < .001)。需要进一步研究缬更昔洛韦对EBV相关疾病的影响。