| Title | First report of severe parainfluenza virus 4B and rhinovirus C coinfection in a liver transplant recipient treated with immunoglobulin. | ||
| Author | Sridhar, Siddharth; Luk, Hayes K H; Lau, Susanna K P; Woo, Patrick C Y | ||
| Journal | J Clin Virol | Publication Year/Month | 2014-Dec |
| PMID | 25453574 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. | ||
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.