Low incidence of severe respiratory syncytial virus infections in lung transplant recipients despite the absence of specific therapy

Uçkay, Ilker; Gasche-Soccal, Paola M.; Kaiser, Laurent; Stern, Richard; Mazza-Stalder, Jesica; Aubert, John-David; van Delden, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2009.08.012

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Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 299-305, March 2010

Low incidence of severe respiratory syncytial virus infections in lung transplant recipients despite the absence of specific therapy

Presented in part as a poster at the meeting of Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases and Immunocompromised Host Society, Crans-Montana, Switzerland, July 2006.

Ilker Uçkay, MD
- Service of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Paola M. Gasche-Soccal, MD
- Service of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Laurent Kaiser, MD
- Service of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Richard Stern, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery Service, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Jesica Mazza-Stalder, MD
- Service of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Service of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland
John-David Aubert, MD
- Service of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland
Christian van Delden, MD
- Service of Infectious Diseases, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Service of Transplantation, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Reprint requests: Christian van Delden, MD, Service of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. Telephone: ++41-22-372-32-07. Fax: ++41-22-372-98-30