Cluster of Donor-Derived Cryptococcosis after Liver and Kidney Transplantation

Cryptococcosis infection after transplantation is easily overlooked or misdiagnosed. We report a cluster of donor-derived cryptococcosis infection in liver and kidney transplant recipients from the same donor in China. Infections occurred within 1 month after transplantation, and were confirmed by u...

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Autores principales: Sha, Meng, Shen, Chuan, Tong, Ying, Xia, Qiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148992
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220522
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Sumario:Cryptococcosis infection after transplantation is easily overlooked or misdiagnosed. We report a cluster of donor-derived cryptococcosis infection in liver and kidney transplant recipients from the same donor in China. Infections occurred within 1 month after transplantation, and were confirmed by using biopsies and blood tests.

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