Respiratory metapneumoviral infection without co-infection in association with acute and chronic lung allograft dysfunction

Journal of Inflammation Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-82

  Dosanjh, Amrita ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cellular rejection; Allograft; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Lung; Metapneumovirus; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHRONIC LUNG ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY METAPNEUMOVIRAL INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 84936991834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JIR.S78259     Document Type: Article

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