Toxoplasma gondii pneumonia in liver transplantation: Survival after a severe case of reactivation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 93-96

  Barcan L A ^a   Dallurzo, M L ^a   Clara, L O ^a   Valledor, A ^a   Macias S ^a   Zorkin, E ^a   Gerona, S ^a   Livellara, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Pneumonia; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EOSIN; FOLINIC ACID; HEMATOXYLIN; MEROPENEM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0036619455     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.2002.t01-1-00006.x     Document Type: Article

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