Isospora belli infection after isolated intestinal transplant: Case report

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-72

  Gruz, F ^a   Fuxman, C ^a   Errea, A ^b   Tokumoto, M ^a   Fernandez, A ^a   Velasquez, J ^c   Nagel, C ^a   Ruf, A ^a   Maurino E ^a   Nachman, F ^a   Rumbo, M ^b   Gondolesi, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL F J MUÑIZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Isospora belli; Post transplant infections; Small bowel transplant

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; ISOSPORA BELLI; ISOSPORIASIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FECES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149151580     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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