Lung cavitation due to Mycobacterium xenopi in a renal transplant recipient: Case report

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-252

  Martin Penagos L ^a,b   Rodrigo, E ^a   Ruiz J C ^a   Aguero J ^b   Fernandez Mazarrasa, C ^b   Martinez L ^b   Pinera C ^a   Arias, M ^a  

^a Department of Nephrology ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lung cavitation; Mycobacterial lung infection; Mycobacterium xenopi; Renal transplant; Sirolimus

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PYRAZINAMIDE; RAPAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG CAVITATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM CULTURE;

HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; SIROLIMUS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 67149141756     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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