Kidney and liver transplants from a donor infected with Naegleria fowleri

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1032-1033

  Kramer, M H ^a,b   Lerner, C J ^c   Visvesvara, G S ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c San Antonio Infectious Diseases Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 0030964946     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.1032-1033.1997     Document Type: Article

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