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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;16(7):1165-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1607.091248.

Long-term shedding of influenza A virus in stool of immunocompromised child

Benjamin A Pinsky  1 , Samantha Mix, Judy Rowe, Sheryl Ikemoto, Ellen J Baron
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Long-term shedding of influenza A virus in stool of immunocompromised child

Benjamin A Pinsky et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

In immunocompromised patients, influenza infection may progress to prolonged viral shedding from the respiratory tract despite antiviral therapy. We describe chronic influenza A virus infection in an immunocompromised child who had prolonged shedding of culturable influenza virus in stool.

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  • The persistence of influenza infection.
    Tang JW. Tang JW. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Nov;16(11):1817-8; author reply 1818-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1611.101431. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010. PMID: 21029561 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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