Influenza a myocarditis developing in an adult liver transplant recipient despite vaccination: A case report and review of the literature

Transplantation

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 543-545

  Vilchez, Regis A ^a   Fung, John J ^a   Kusne, Shimon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CEFEPIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; TACROLIMUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 0034663757     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200008150-00026     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. What are the complications of influenza? Can they be prevented? Experience from the 1989 epidemic of H3NZ influenza A in general practice
2. Parainfluenza and influenza virus infections in pediatric organ transplant recipients
3. Influenza B virus infection in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients
4. Influenza A in immunocompromised patients
5. Influenza B in transplant patients
6. Experimental influenza A virus myocarditis in mice
7. Myocarditis with influenza B infection
8. Myocarditis, rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuric renal failure complicating influenza in a young adult
9. The role of serum haemagglutination-inhibiting antibody in protection against challenge infection with influenza A2 and B viruses
10. The immunogenicity of influenza virus vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients
11. Immunosuppresive and immunomodulatory treatment for myocarditis
12. Intravenous immune globulin in the therapy of myocarditis and acute cardiomyopathy