Ribavirin therapy in bone marrow transplant recipients with viral respiratory tract infections

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 905-908

  Sparrelid, E ^a   Ljungman, P ^a   Ekelof Andstrom E ^a   Aschan, J ^a   Ringden O ^a   Winiarski, J ^a   Wahlin B ^a   Andersson, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Infection; Influenza; Parainfluenza; Ribavirin; RSV

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030989177     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700752     Document Type: Article

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