@article{29e032faf59b47c79800ae253941a46d,
title = "Outbreak of human parainfluenza virus 3 infections in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant population",
abstract = "Clinical manifestations and epidemiological features are described for a cluster of 12 cases of human parainfluenza virus 3 (HPIV3) infection that occurred among 64 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients in an 11-week period during spring 2000. Upper respiratory symptoms predominated. Pneumonia occurred in 3 patients and was a contributing factor in the death of 1 patient. Exposure histories and molecular analysis of HPIV3 isolates suggested that both community acquired and nosocomially transmitted infections occurred during this outbreak. A chain of transmission within the outpatient clinic appeared to have occurred in 4 outpatients and to have extended to 2 hospitalized patients. Molecular epidemiology was useful in discerning routes of transmission in this outbreak.",
author = "Cortez, {K. J.} and Erdman, {D. D.} and Peret, {T. C.T.} and Gill, {V. J.} and R. Childs and Barrett, {A. J.} and Bennett, {J. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: 1Clinical Mycology Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2Microbiology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, and 3Stem Cell Allotransplant Unit, Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; 4Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Funding Information: We want to acknowledge the great efforts of Margaret Bevans and the nursing staff at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ward, and the Outpatient clinic. Their vigilant, excellent and ethical care of these patients and their families has had a large impact in the outcomes of this patient population. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Jeanne Preuss (Virology Section, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, NIH, Bethesda, MD) for her excellent technical support and Sherif Zaki (Dept. of Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA) for his help with immunohistostaining for human parainfluenza virus 3.",
year = "2001",
month = nov,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1086/322041",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "184",
pages = "1093--1097",
journal = "Journal of Infectious Diseases",
issn = "0022-1899",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "9",
}