Disseminated toxoplasmosis with pulmonary involvement after heart transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-40

  Pricker Hidalgo, Hélène ^a   Brion, J P ^a   Durand, M ^a   Chavanon, O ^a   Brenier Pinchart, M P ^a   Pelloux, H ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Heart transplant; Prophylaxis; Toxoplasmosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PYRIMETHAMINE SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; SULFADOXINE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 22144498476     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2005.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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