Community acquired respiratory viral infections after lung transplantation: clinical features and long-term consequences
MM Chakinala, MJ Walter - Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular …, 2004 - Elsevier
Community acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) are increasingly recognized as serious
threats to lung transplant recipients. While CARVs such as respiratory syncytial virus,
parainfluenza, influenza, and adenovirus usually cause self-limited illnesses in
immunocompetent subjects, infections in the transplant recipient can be dramatic. As
transplant recipients live longer and diagnostic methods improve, the burden of CARVs will
undoubtedly increase. Because of limited therapeutic options, some patients may succumb …
threats to lung transplant recipients. While CARVs such as respiratory syncytial virus,
parainfluenza, influenza, and adenovirus usually cause self-limited illnesses in
immunocompetent subjects, infections in the transplant recipient can be dramatic. As
transplant recipients live longer and diagnostic methods improve, the burden of CARVs will
undoubtedly increase. Because of limited therapeutic options, some patients may succumb …
