| Title | Posttransplantation disseminated coccidioidomycosis acquired from donor lungs |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Miller MB, Hendren R, Gilligan PH |
| Journal | J Clin Microbiol |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pagination | 2347 - 9 |
| Date Published | May |
| ISSN | 0095-1137 (Print) 0095-1137 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 15131231 |
| Keywords | Candidiasis / etiology, Coccidioides / isolation & purification, Coccidioidomycosis / pathology / *transmission, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects, Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology / transmission, Lung Transplantation / *adverse effects, Middle Aged, Tissue Donors |
| Abstract | A North Carolinian developed fatal coccidioidomycosis immediately after bilateral lung transplantation. The donor had previously traveled to Mexico, and the recipient had no travel history to an area where Coccidioides immitis is endemic. Immunosuppressive therapy of the transplant recipient likely reactivated latent Coccidioides infection in the donor lungs, leading to posttransplant coccidioidomycosis. |
| Short Title | Posttransplantation disseminated coccidioidomycosis acquired from donor lungs |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1019 |
Posttransplantation disseminated coccidioidomycosis acquired from donor lungs
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