Background. Community-acquired respiratory viruses, such as influenza virus, are thought to
be major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who had undergone hematopoietic …

A wide use of inhibitors of influenza virus neuraminidase (NAIs) to control influenza in
humans demands a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the resistance …

Accepted for publication October 10, 2003. AM and SCB are Pediatric Infectious Disease
Fellows and OR is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Division of …

Infection in the immunocompromised host has been a cause for concern in the clinical
setting and a topic of debate for decades. The balance in the struggle against this type of …

Fluid-free alveolar space is critical for normal gas exchange. Influenza virus alters fluid
transport across respiratory epithelia producing rhinorrhea, middle ear effusions, and …

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a virus that induces human respiratory syncytial virus
(hRSV)‐like illnesses, ranging from upper respiratory tract infection to severe bronchiolitis …

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently elucidated respiratory virus pathogen for
which there are no agents currently licensed to prevent or treat infections caused by it …

Background: Community-acquired respiratory viruses are an important cause of respiratory
disease in pediatric patients undergoing hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. However …

Some information regarding some characteristics of new identified virus, causing human
respiratory diseases (named human metapneumovirus--hMPV) has been written. Moreover …

If clinical virology in the 1980s was characterised by the widespread use of enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology, then there is no doubt that the 1990s will be seen …