| Title | Respiratory virus infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: Current understanding, knowledge gaps, and recent advances. | ||
| Author | Pinana, Jose L; Perez, Ariadna; Chorao, Pedro; Guerreiro, Manuel; Garcia-Cadenas, Irene; Solano, Carlos; Martino, Rodrigo; Navarro, David | ||
| Journal | Transpl Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2023-Aug |
| PMID | 37585370 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Hematology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. | ||
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, common community-acquired seasonal respiratory viruses (CARVs) were a significant threat to the health and well-being of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (allo-HCT) recipients, often resulting in severe illness and even death. The pandemic has further highlighted the significant risk that immunosuppressed patients, including allo-HCT recipients, face when infected with SARS-CoV-2. As preventive transmission measures are relaxed and CARVs circulate again among the community, including in allo-HSCT recipients, it is crucial to understand the current state of knowledge, gaps, and recent advances regarding CARV infection in allo-HCT recipients. Urgent research is needed to identify seasonal respiratory viruses as potential drivers for future pandemics.