Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Infections in Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Response to Ribavirin Therapy

Suparno Chakrabarti, K.E. Collingham, Kathleen Holder, S. M. OYAIDE, Deenan Pillay, D Milligan

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2000 · 62 citations · 9 references

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Parainfluenza virus (PIV) infection can be a problem among hematopoetic stem cell transplant recipients. 125 patients were prospectively evaluated for respiratory viral infections. We describe 5 patients with PIV 3 infection and their response to early treatment with ribavirin.

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