Disseminated toxoplasmosis after liver transplantation: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1327-1328

  Lappalainen, Maija ^a   Jokiranta, T Sakari ^b   Halme, Leena ^b   Tynninen, Olli ^b   Lautenschlager, Irmeli ^b   Hedman, Klaus ^b   Höckerstedt, Krister ^b   Meri, Seppo ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0032450219     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/27.5.1327     Document Type: Article

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