Transplant Medicine
Metapneumovirus infection may be associated with lung allograft rejection
Published in Blood Weekly, February 2nd, 2006
According to recent research published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, "In immunocompromised patients, respiratory viruses are likely to lead to lower respiratory tract infections that cause severe morbidity and mortality.
"We conducted a prospective study from September 2003 to March 2004 to investigate the epidemiology and impact of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) on lung transplant recipients. We collected 265 nasopharyngeal aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavages: 51 samples originated from immunocompromised adults, 49 from lung transplant recipients,...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-02-02)
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