RSV infection complicating the therapy of pediatric malignancies: Report of six cases

✍ Scribed by Vettenranta, Kim; Ukkonen, Pentti; Saarinen, Ulla M.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 304 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199604)26:4<261::aid-mpo8>3.0.co;2-h

✦ Synopsis

We describe a series of six patients with through the administration of anticancer symptomatic respiratory syncytial virus chemotherapy and especially those being (RSV) infections while receiving anticancer transplanted. We emphasize the importance chemotherapy. Particularly during epidem-of rapid diagnostics as well as prevention of ics in the general population, RSV remains a the spread of the virus in a pediatric potential cause for morbidity and even mor-hematology/oncology unit. tality among children immunocompromised o 1% Wiley-Liss, Inc.