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  • Title: Parainfluenza virus infection in adult bone marrow transplant recipients.
    Author: Whimbey E, Vartivarian SE, Champlin RE, Elting LS, Luna M, Bodey GP.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis; 1993 Sep; 12(9):699-701. PubMed ID: 8243487.
    Abstract:
    The clinical course of parainfluenza virus infection occurring in 8 of 265 (3%) adult bone marrow transplant recipients during 1991 was reviewed. Parainfluenza virus type 3 was isolated from all eight patients. The clinical course ranged from self-limited upper respiratory tract infections (2 patients) to severe lower respiratory tract disease (6 patients) associated with a 50% mortality. This study highlights the important role of community respiratory viruses such as parainfluenza virus in the etiology of pneumonia in immunocompromised adults.
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