Trypanosoma cruzi fatal reactivation in a heart transplant recipient in Switzerland

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 484-485

  Jackson, Yves ^a   Dang, Thanh ^b   Schnetzler, Bruno ^a   Pascual, Manuel ^b   Meylan, Pascal ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79952740596     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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