Open AccessCommunity-acquired respiratory viruses in solid organ transplant
Author(s) -
Hannah Nam,
Michael G. Ison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in organ transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1531-7013
pISSN - 1087-2418
DOI - 10.1097/mot.0000000000000663
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , medicine , population , respiratory system , intensive care medicine , epidemiology , immunology , environmental health
Respiratory viruses are common in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and recognized as a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. This review examines the literature on influenza and noninfluenza viruses in the SOT recipient.