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. 2016 Mar 11;127(22):2682–2692. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-634873

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.