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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†
Influenza virus	If not possible to delay, treat†	Delay transplant and treat†
Parainfluenza virus	Delay transplant if possible	Delay transplant; consider ribavirin if delay is not feasible (anecdotal data)*
Parainfluenza virus	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

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†
Influenza virus	If not possible to delay, treat†	Delay transplant and treat†
Parainfluenza virus	Delay transplant if possible	Delay transplant; consider ribavirin if delay is not feasible (anecdotal data)*
Parainfluenza virus	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.