Acquired toxoplasmosis after orthotopic heart transplantation in a sulfonamide-allergic patient

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-93

  Sanchez Mejia, Aura ^c   Debrunner, Mark ^a   Cox, Elaine ^a   Caldwell, Randall ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Heart transplant; Sulfonamide allergy; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; FOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOLIC ACID; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFONAMIDES; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 78751623017     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9812-8     Document Type: Article

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