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New influenza findings from University of Ulsan, Department of Otolaryngology described

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, September 23rd, 2007

Data detailed in "Detection of parainfluenza virus 3 in turbinate epithelial cells of postviral olfactory dysfunction patients" have been presented. "HYPOTHESIS: Postviral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD) develops after a common cold, but little is known about the viral pathogen inducing olfactory dysfunction. We hypothesized that human parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV3) may cause PVOD," scientists in Seoul, South Korea report.

"We therefore assayed the nasal cavity mucosae of PVOD patients for the presence or persistence of PIV3. We assessed 25 patients (5 men, 20 women), ranging in age from 31 to 85 (mean, 51) years, diagnosed with PVOD and 22 controls (18 men, 4 women)...

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