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Case Reports
. 2007 Mar;9(1):55-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2006.00175.x.

Influenza transmission to recipient through lung transplantation

P R A Meylan  1 , J-D Aubert, L Kaiser
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Influenza transmission to recipient through lung transplantation

P R A Meylan et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

We report a case of transmission of influenza A virus through lung transplantation. Given the prevalence of influenza during the yearly epidemic, the duration of viral excretion, and the risk of respiratory complications, the occurrence of such events needs to be considered during the influenza season.

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