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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
Volume 61, Issue 4, Pages 611-614Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.09.019
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Coinfection; Immunoglobulin; Parainfluenza; Rhinovirus; Transplantation
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We describe the first reported case of severe pneumonia due to coinfection by parainfluenza virus type 4B and rhinovirus C in a liver transplant recipient. The patient responded promptly to intravenous immunoglobulin and timely infection control measures prevented spreading of the infections. This report highlights respiratory viral coinfections as a possible cause of severe morbidity in transplant recipients and the importance of efficient molecular diagnostic technologies with major impact on clinical practice in a transplant center. It also describes a potential therapeutic strategy for such patients. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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