Isolation of respiratory syncytial virus from liver tissue and extrahepatic biliary atresia material.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was isolated from liver tissue in a 7-month-old infant with extrahepatic biliary atresia. To our knowledge this is the first report of RSV isolation from human liver tissue.
Nadal
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Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Wunderli
W
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Meurmann
O
O
Briner
J
J
Hirsig
J
J
D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*