Research Article

EBV, HCMV, HHV6, and HHV7 Screening in Bone Marrow Samples from Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Table 3

Infection and prognostic factors.

VirusEBV+HCMV+HHV6+Any coinfection
(%)10 (14%)13 (19%)6 (9%)6 (9%)

High-risk leukemia
 OR (95% IC)0.43 (0.12–1.57)0.72 (0.22–2.32)2.29 (0.4–15.32)1.12 (0.24–5.2)
0.290.750.41
Relapse
 OR (95% IC)1.19 (0.27–5.36)0.88 (0.20–3.82)1.10 (0.15–6.63)0.81 (0.12–4.67)
1111
Death
 OR (95% IC)0.17 (0.02–1.14)0.16 (0.02–1.08)0.04 (0.04–2.81)0.37 (0.05–2.03)
0.890.080.650.41

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. was considered significant.