Year: 1972
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The occurrence of an outbreak of influenza in a renal transplant unit is described. Five patients had a proved episode of infection, confirmed by a rise in the complement fixation titre to influenza virus A, and this coincided in three of the patients with episodes of acute rejection. It seems likely that the virus infection was responsible for the rejection, possibly through a stimulating effect of the virus on the host's immune response.
Source: BMJ
Institutions: University of Glasgow, Western Infirmary
Language: English
Subfield: Transplantation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2011374591