Respiratory syncytial virus is not an important community acquired pathogen in adult hematological malignancy patients.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2006 Nov; 37(6): 1132-3
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31435
ABSTRACT
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been reported as a leading cause of upper and lower viral respiratory tract infection in high-risk adult populations. We prospectively studied 48 patients with hematological malignancies over a period of 2 years. Throat and nasal washings were subjected to immunofluorescence and cell culture for virus isolation. Of these 48 patients, 31 had acute leukemia, 6 had chronic leukemia, 10 had lymphoma and one had multiple myeloma. The median age of the patients was 20 years with a male to female ratio of 41. No RSV was detected in any of the samples. RSV was not found as a major cause of community acquired upper respiratory tract infections in adults with hematological malignancies in India.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente
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Virus Sincitial Respiratorio Humano
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Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Neoplasias Hematológicas
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Adulto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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