Definitions Human adenoviruses, which are members of the Adenoviridae family and the Mastadenovirus genus, are divided into seven species (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G; Table 333-1 ). Modern sequencing and molecular diagnostics have identified over 80 serotypes.…
Definition Influenza is an acute febrile respiratory viral illness that usually occurs in annual outbreaks of varying severity and occasionally causes worldwide epidemics (pandemics). Increasingly, sporadic zoonotic infections, sometimes associated with limited human-to-human transmission, are being reported. Influenza viruses infect…
Infections are among the more common complications following kidney transplantation. While advances in surgical techniques and modern induction and maintenance immunosuppression regimens have improved the outcomes of the allograft, they have also changed the risk of posttransplant infections over time.…