Absence of human Bocavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of lung transplant patients

Authors

Spiros Miyakis, St. Vincent's Hospital, SydneyFollow
Sebastiaan J. Van Hal, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Joel Barratt, University of Technology, Sydney
Damien Stark, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Deborah Marriott, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Jock Harkness, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

RIS ID

72271

Publication Details

Miyakis, S., Van Hal, S. J., Barratt, J., Stark, D., Marriott, D., Harkness, J. (2009). Absence of human Bocavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of lung transplant patients. Journal of Clinical Virology, 44 (2), 179-180.

Abstract

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain one of the most common infectious diseases presentations. Despite extensive investigations, the etiologic agents of LRTIs remain elusive with pathogens identified in approximately 35% of patients including lung transplant recipients.