Scedosporiosis in a Combined Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report of Possible Transmission from a Near-Drowning Donor

Scedosporium spp. are saprobic fungi that cause serious infections in immunocompromised hosts and in near-drowning victims. Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of scedosporiosis as they require aggressive immunosuppression to prevent allograft rejection. We present a case of diss...

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Autores principales: Leek, Rachael, Aldag, Erika, Nadeem, Iram, Gunabushanam, Vikraman, Sahajpal, Ajay, Kramer, David J., Walsh, Thomas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5187490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28070441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1879529

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