Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in an adult renal transplant patient: An unexpected nosocomial infection

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 548-550

  Morales, Rodrigo ^b   Kirkpatrick, Michael ^b   Browne, Barry ^b   Emovon, Osemwegie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Dept of Pulmon/Critical Care Med ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION PREVENTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0042706402     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502248     Document Type: Article

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