Transmission of syphilis by solid organ transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2497-2499

  Cortes, N J ^a   Afzali, B ^b   MacLean, D ^b   Goldsmith, D J A ^b   O'Sullivan, H ^b   Bingham, J ^b   Lewis, D A ^c   MacMahon, E ^b   Tong, C Y W ^b   Koffman, G ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Organ transplantation; Syphilis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DONOR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 33748507608     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01461.x     Document Type: Article

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