在免疫功能低下的成年人中,具有甲肺病毒感染的放射性模式和严重性的决定因素

A Al-Hamoud1, N Pansu2, A-L Brun3

  • 1Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France.

Respiratory medicine
|March 16, 2024
PubMed
概括

在免疫功能低下的成年人中,人甲肺病毒 (HMPV) 感染往往导致住院和重症监护,但死亡率仍然很低. 肺移植接受者主要患有支气管炎,恢复良好.

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