| convalescent pulmonary dysfunction following hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in panama and the united states. | the objective of this study was to document persistent pulmonary symptoms and pulmonary function abnormalities in adults surviving hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (hps). acute infection by most hantaviruses result in mortality rates of 25-35%, while in panama the mortality rate of 10% is contrasted by an unusually high incidence. in all types of hps, the viral prodrome, cardiopulmonary phase due to massive pulmonary capillary leak syndrome, and spontaneous diuresis are followed by a convalescent p ... | 2010 | 20524006 |