Invasive filamentous fungal infections associated with renal transplant tourism: Short communication

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-374

  Shoham, S ^a   Hinestrosa, F ^a   Moore Jr , J ^a   O'Donnell, S ^b   Ruiz, M ^a   Light, J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

aspergillosis; commercial; fungal; invasive fungal infections; kidney transplant; mucormycosis; transplant; transplant tourism

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DONOR SELECTION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TOURISM; TRANSPLANT TOURISM; ZYGOMYCETES;

AGED; ASIA; ASPERGILLOSIS; COMMERCE; FUNGI; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSES; PAKISTAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 77955931650     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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