Asymptomatic infection with novel influenza A/H1N1 virus in a heart transplant recipient

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 585-586

  Meyer, Sven ^a   Ilchmann, Corina ^b   Adam, Matti ^a   Sattinger, Edgar ^a   Siamkouris, Dimitrios ^a   Arunagirinathan, Umeswaran ^a   Deuse, Tobias ^a   Wagner, Florian M ^a   Reichenspurner, Hermann ^a   Costard Jaeckle, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

asymptomatic infection; H1N1; heart transplant recipients; immunosuppression; influenza A; management; prevention measures

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77950518120     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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