Novel antiviral agents for respiratory viral infection in immunocompromised adults

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 497-503

  Hawkinson, Dana ^a   Hinthorn, Daniel ^a   Danziger Isakov, Lara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Respiratory viruses; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALN RSV 01; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DAS181; LANINAMIVIR OCTANOATE; MEDI 557; MOTAVIZUMAB; PALIVIZUMAB; PERAMIVIR; RIBAVIRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANAMIVIR;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFLUENZA; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84890792955     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-013-0370-0     Document Type: Article

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