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Do community-acquired respiratory viral infections increase the risk of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and death in adult lung transplant recipients?
Do community-acquired respiratory viral infections increase the risk of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and death in adult lung transplant recipients?
Community-acquired respiratory viral infections, particularly lower respiratory tract infections, are distinct risk factors for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and mortality following lung transplantation.
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CARV may warrant closer post-transplant surveillance; hypothesis-generating for BOS prevention and needs prospective confirmation.
Khalifah et al. (2004) studied this question.
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