Viral infections in lung transplant recipients: Devils or trolls?

Minerva Medica

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 15-21

  Solidoro, P ^a   Balestro, E ^b   Boffini, M ^c  

^a Unit of Pneumology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lung transplantation; Virus disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED RESPIRATORY VIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 84927642861     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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