Clinical features and outcomes of influenza infections in lung transplant recipients: a single-season cohort study

• Published in: Transplant infectious disease Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 430 - 439
• Main Authors: Schuurmans, M.M., Isenring, B.D., Jungo, C., Boeni, J., Mueller, N.J., Kohler, M., Benden, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; infection; Infections; Influenza; Influenza A virus; Influenza A virus - physiology; Influenza B virus; Influenza, Human - drug therapy; Influenza, Human - pathology; Lung Transplantation; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Oseltamivir - therapeutic use; outpatient; prolonged viral shedding; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Treatment Outcome; Viral Load; Virus Shedding; influenza; infection; lung transplantation; viral load; outpatient; prolonged viral shedding

Background For lung transplant recipients (LTRs) influenza infections pose a considerable risk for complications. These infections have mainly been described in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics of predominantly outpatient‐treated influenza infections. Meth...