Pulmonary infection caused by Rhodococcus equi in a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient: A case report [1]

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1524-1524

  La Rocca, Ennio ^a,b   Gesu, G ^a   Caldara, R ^a   Maffi, P ^a   Del Maschio, A ^a   Vanzulli, A ^a   Castoldi, R ^a   Di Carlo, V ^a   Pozza, G ^a   Secchi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0344431258     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199806150-00025     Document Type: Letter

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