Fatal human metapneumovirus and influenza B virus coinfection in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ghattas, C ^a   Mossad, S B ^b  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Human metapneumovirus; Immunocompromised; Influenza B virus

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; IMIPENEM; MICAFUNGIN;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATALITY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NASOPHARYNX; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; VENTILATOR;

COINFECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84867629369     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00766.x     Document Type: Article

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