A multicenter investigation of respiratory syncytial viral infection in children with hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Courtney M RowanShira J GertzMatthew S ZinterJerelyn MoffetRajinder P S BajwaJessie L BarnumMichele Kongnull null

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2018)

In this multicenter cohort, RSV was not common in children following HCT. Few children infected with RSV required critical care and mortality was low. Those diagnosed with RSV during conditioning for transplant were at higher risk for invasive mechanical ventilation.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
young adults
respiratory tract
respiratory syncytial virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
type diabetes
risk factors
clinical trial
cell proliferation
cell death
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation