Community-Acquired Respiratory Viruses in Transplant Patients: Diversity, Impact, Unmet Clinical Needs

Authors: Michael G. Ison, Hans H. Hirsch

Published: 2019-09-10

DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00042-19

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Patients undergoing solid-organ transplantation (SOT) or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are at increased risk for infectious complications. Community-acquired respiratory viruses (CARVs) pose a particular challenge due to the frequent exposure pre-, peri-, and posttransplantation.