Long-Term Shedding of Influenza Virus, Parainfluenza Virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Nosocomial Epidemiology in Patients with Hematological Disorders.

Respiratory viruses are a cause of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), but can be associated with severe lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in immunocompromised patients. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic variability of influenza virus, parainfluenza virus and...

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Main Authors: Nicola Lehners, Julia Tabatabai, Christiane Prifert, Marianne Wedde, Joe Puthenparambil, Benedikt Weissbrich, Barbara Biere, Brunhilde Schweiger, Gerlinde Egerer, Paul Schnitzler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750950?pdf=render