Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial of Aerosolized Ribavirin for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Michael Boeckh,
Janet A. Englund,
Y. Li,
Christina R. Miller,
Alan S. Cross,
H. Fernández,
Jane Kuypers,
H. Kim,
J. W. Gnann,
Richard J. Whitley
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/509930
Subject(s) - ribavirin , medicine , pneumonia , adverse effect , viral load , randomized controlled trial , lower respiratory tract infection , viral pneumonia , immunology , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , virus , disease , hepatitis c virus , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Respiratory syncytial virus infection of the upper airways may progress to fatal pneumonia in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. The safety and efficacy of aerosolized ribavirin in preventing disease progression is unknown.
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