Table 2.

Recommendations for respiratory viral infections before transplantation

Virus	Recommendation for URTI	Recommendation for LRTI
RSV	Delay transplant, if possible; if not possible to delay, consider oral ribavirin*	Delay transplant; consider ribavirin if delay is not feasible (anecdotal data)*
Influenza virus	Delay transplant if possible and treat†	Delay transplant and treat†
	If not possible to delay, treat†
Parainfluenza virus	Delay transplant if possible	Delay transplant; consider ribavirin if delay is not feasible (anecdotal data)*
	If not possible to delay, supportive care
Metapneumovirus	Delay transplant if possible	Delay transplant; no data on ribavirin
Rhinovirus	Delay transplant if possible; no data for autologous transplant	Delay transplant, if feasible
Coronavirus	No data	No data
Bocavirus	No data	No data

^*Benefit and dosing of oral ribavirin in pediatric patients is not clearly understood.

^†See influenza treatment section in Table 1.