Viral Triggers in Pediatric Lung Transplantation

Viral Triggers of Alloimmunity and Autoimmunity in Pediatric Lung Transplantation (CTOTC-03)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether respiratory viral infections increase the risk of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), obliterative bronchiolitis (OB), death, or retransplantation in children who have received lung transplants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent or legal guardian willing and able to provide informed consent
• Participant of first single or bilateral heart-lung transplant

Exclusion Criteria:

• Recipient of multi-organ transplant (aside from heart-lung)
• Condition or characteristic which in the opinion of the investigator makes the participant unlikely to complete the study