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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 7(16), p. 1165-1167, 2010

DOI: 10.3201/eid1607.091248

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Long-term Shedding of Influenza A Virus in Stool of Immunocompromised Child

Journal article published in 2010 by Benjamin A. Pinsky ORCID, Samantha Mix, Judy Rowe, Sheryl Ikemoto, Ellen J. Baron
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Abstract

In immunocompromised patients, influenza infection may progress to prolonged viral shedding from the respiratory tract despite antiviral therapy. We describe chronic influenza A virus infection in an immunocompromised child who had prolonged shedding of culturable influenza virus in stool.