title: Challenges in the diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 in a lung transplant patient and the long-term implications for prevention and treatment: a case report.
abstract: Although respiratory viral infections have been associated with acute rejection and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, the long-term impact of the novel pandemic influenza A (2009 H1N1) virus on lung transplant patients has not been defined. We describe the diagnostic challenges and long-term consequences of 2009 H1N1 infection in a lung transplant patient, discuss the potential implications for prevention and treatment, and conclude that even timely antiviral therapy may be insufficient to prevent long-term morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Deburghgraeve
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Parada
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Palladino-Davis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gagermeier
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fisichella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016040:Lung Transplantation
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents