Abstract
Parainfluenza virus, frequently a cause of respiratory disease in children, is uncommonly associated with illness in adults. A study sample of 160 incoming Marine Corps recruits showed that 25% to 48% had no detectable complement-fixing antibody to one or more of the three parainfluenza viruses. The remaining trainees had low levels of preexisting antibody. Five men were hospitalized with parainfluenzarelated pneumonia, including one with a moderate pleural effusion.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 294-295 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Volume | 221 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 17 1972 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine