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. 2003 Jan 1;36(1):1-8.
doi: 10.1086/344899. Epub 2002 Dec 9.

Respiratory virus infections in adults with hematologic malignancies: a prospective study

Rodrigo Martino  1 , Elena Rámila, Núria Rabella, José Manuel Muñoz, Mercé Peyret, José Manuel Portos, Rosario Laborda, Jorge Sierra
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Respiratory virus infections in adults with hematologic malignancies: a prospective study

Rodrigo Martino et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

During a 2-year period, 157 consecutive episodes of respiratory virus infections that occurred in 130 patients with upper or lower respiratory tract infection were analyzed for respiratory viruses. A respiratory virus was identified in 75 episodes (48%), and several viruses were found in 13 episodes: there were a total of 56 influenza A virus infections, 14 respiratory syncytial virus infections, 8 adenovirus infections, 8 infections with parainfluenza virus types 1 or 3, and 7 enterovirus infections. On multivariate analysis, the only variable that predicted progression to pneumonia in patients with an upper respiratory tract infection was the presence of respiratory syncytial virus, whereas lymphocytopenia had a nonsignificant trend. Also, among the 38 patients who had pneumonia at any time during the episode, both respiratory syncytial virus and lymphocytopenia were commonly found. For both epidemiological and therapeutic considerations, frequent screening for respiratory viruses should be incorporated into the routine diagnostic study of patients with hematologic malignancies.

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Figure 1
Rates of isolation of influenza viruses and other respiratory viruses in 157 episodes studied during October 1999 through May 2001
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Figure 2
Results of follow-up virological studies for 157 episodes of symptomatic lower or upper respiratory tract infection
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