| human metapneumovirus in lung transplant recipients: characteristics and outcomes. | human metapneumovirus (hmpv) causes serious respiratory tract infections in lung transplant recipients (ltrs). we evaluated the characteristics and adverse drug reactions (adr) of oral ribavirin therapy for hmpv infections in ltrs. ltrs with respiratory symptoms or suspected infection of unknown origin were routinely sampled with nasopharyngeal swabs (nps) for virological and bacteriological analysis as part of a diagnostic workup. medical records of hmpv polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-positive ... | 2017 | 27385394 |