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Parainfluenza Virus Infection

MedGen UID:
81296
•Concept ID:
C0302507
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Parainfluenza Virus; Infections, Parainfluenza Virus; Parainfluenza Virus Infections; Virus Infection, Parainfluenza; Virus Infections, Parainfluenza

Definition

A viral infection caused by a parainfluenza virus, typically resulting in infections of the lower respiratory tract. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParainfluenza Virus Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Human parainfluenza virus infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: risk factors, management, mortality, and changes over time.
Ustun C, Slabý J, Shanley RM, Vydra J, Smith AR, Wagner JE, Weisdorf DJ, Young JA
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012 Oct;18(10):1580-8. Epub 2012 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.04.012. PMID: 22531491Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Vosoritide therapy in children with achondroplasia aged 3-59 months: a multinational, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.
Savarirayan R, Wilcox WR, Harmatz P, Phillips J 3rd, Polgreen LE, Tofts L, Ozono K, Arundel P, Irving M, Bacino CA, Basel D, Bober MB, Charrow J, Mochizuki H, Kotani Y, Saal HM, Army C, Jeha G, Qi Y, Han L, Fisheleva E, Huntsman-Labed A, Day J
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2024 Jan;8(1):40-50. Epub 2023 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00265-1. PMID: 37984383
Human parainfluenza virus infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: risk factors, management, mortality, and changes over time.
Ustun C, Slabý J, Shanley RM, Vydra J, Smith AR, Wagner JE, Weisdorf DJ, Young JA
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012 Oct;18(10):1580-8. Epub 2012 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.04.012. PMID: 22531491Free PMC Article
Parainfluenza virus infection in adult lung transplant recipients: an emergent clinical syndrome with implications on allograft function.
Vilchez RA, Dauber J, McCurry K, Iacono A, Kusne S
Am J Transplant 2003 Feb;3(2):116-20. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00024.x. PMID: 12603206
Parainfluenza virus infection among adults hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection.
Marx A, Gary HE Jr, Marston BJ, Erdman DD, Breiman RF, Török TJ, Plouffe JF, File TM Jr, Anderson LJ
Clin Infect Dis 1999 Jul;29(1):134-40. doi: 10.1086/520142. PMID: 10433576
Ribavirin: a clinical overview.
Fernandez H, Banks G, Smith R
Eur J Epidemiol 1986 Mar;2(1):1-14. doi: 10.1007/BF00152711. PMID: 3021519

Prognosis

Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe human parainfluenza virus infection in hospitalized children.
Pai MC, Liu YC, Yen TY, Huang KY, Lu CY, Chen JM, Lee PI, Chang LY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2024 Aug;57(4):573-579. Epub 2024 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2024.05.002. PMID: 38849217
Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium levels in frequent respiratory tract infections.
Mao S, Wu L, Shi W
Ann Med 2023;55(2):2304661. Epub 2024 Jan 17 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2304661. PMID: 38233369Free PMC Article
Parainfluenza Virus Infection in an Australian Community-based Birth Cohort.
Saha S, Grimwood K, Lambert SB, Sarna M, Ware RS
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2020 Sep;39(9):e284-e287. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002796. PMID: 32804465
Human parainfluenza virus infection after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: risk factors, management, mortality, and changes over time.
Ustun C, Slabý J, Shanley RM, Vydra J, Smith AR, Wagner JE, Weisdorf DJ, Young JA
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2012 Oct;18(10):1580-8. Epub 2012 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2012.04.012. PMID: 22531491Free PMC Article
Parainfluenza virus infection in adult lung transplant recipients: an emergent clinical syndrome with implications on allograft function.
Vilchez RA, Dauber J, McCurry K, Iacono A, Kusne S
Am J Transplant 2003 Feb;3(2):116-20. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00024.x. PMID: 12603206

Clinical prediction guides

microRNA-guided immunity against respiratory virus infection in human and mouse lung cells.
Shibamoto A, Kitsu Y, Shibata K, Kaneko Y, Moriizumi H, Takahashi T
Biol Open 2024 Jun 15;13(6) Epub 2024 Jun 14 doi: 10.1242/bio.060172. PMID: 38875000Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe human parainfluenza virus infection in hospitalized children.
Pai MC, Liu YC, Yen TY, Huang KY, Lu CY, Chen JM, Lee PI, Chang LY, Huang LM
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2024 Aug;57(4):573-579. Epub 2024 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2024.05.002. PMID: 38849217
Vosoritide therapy in children with achondroplasia aged 3-59 months: a multinational, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.
Savarirayan R, Wilcox WR, Harmatz P, Phillips J 3rd, Polgreen LE, Tofts L, Ozono K, Arundel P, Irving M, Bacino CA, Basel D, Bober MB, Charrow J, Mochizuki H, Kotani Y, Saal HM, Army C, Jeha G, Qi Y, Han L, Fisheleva E, Huntsman-Labed A, Day J
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2024 Jan;8(1):40-50. Epub 2023 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00265-1. PMID: 37984383
Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium levels in frequent respiratory tract infections.
Mao S, Wu L, Shi W
Ann Med 2023;55(2):2304661. Epub 2024 Jan 17 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2304661. PMID: 38233369Free PMC Article
Seasonal epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with human parainfluenza virus infection by serotype: a retrospective study.
Han JY, Suh W, Han SB
Virol J 2022 Sep 6;19(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s12985-022-01875-2. PMID: 36064562Free PMC Article

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