Evaluation of oral herpes simplex virus shedding among solid organ transplant recipients: A pilot study.
Molly D FischerMargaret L GreenStacy SelkeAjit P LimayeAnna WaldMichael J BoeckhAmanda I PhippsMirta Maravilla RosasChristine JohnstonPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2024)
Most shedding episodes (78.1%) lasted >12 hrs, suggesting that twice-daily sampling may be sufficient to detect most episodes. These data show that self-collection of oral swabs is feasible for patients who have undergone SOTs and can provide insight into the frequency of oral HSV reactivation, which can be used to design future studies in this population.