%0 Journal Article %A Focosi, Daniele %A Macera, Lisa %A Boggi, Ugo %A Nelli, Luca Ceccherini %A Maggi, Fabrizio %T Short-term kinetics of torque teno virus viraemia after induction immunosuppression confirm T lymphocytes as the main replication-competent cells %D 2015 %J Journal of General Virology, %V 96 %N 1 %P 115-117 %@ 1465-2099 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.070094-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X Torque teno virus (TTV) is increasingly considered a universal marker of global immune function. The virus is supposed to replicate in lymphocytes, but poor information is available about fluctuations of viraemia after administration of anti-lymphocyte agents. We studied TTV kinetics in a cohort of 70 kidney±pancreas recipients receiving one of two different anti-T-cell induction immunosuppressants. During the first 30 days after anti-T-cell antibody administration, we report kinetics of TTV viraemia compatible with replication in T lymphocytes, and highly dependent on the potency of the anti-T-cell drug administered. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.070094-0