A 2010 working formulation for the standardization of definitions of infections in cardiothoracic transplant recipients

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-374

  Husain, Shahid ^a   Mooney, Martha L ^b   Danziger Isakov, Lara ^c   Mattner, Frauke ^d   Singh, Nina ^e   Avery, Robin ^c   Ison, Michael ^f   Humar, Atul ^g   Padera, Robert F ^h   Lawler, Leo P ⁱ   Fisher, Andy ^j   Drew, Richard J ⁱ   Gould, Kate F ^k   Sole, Amparo ^l   Studer, Sean ^m   Munoz, Patricia ⁿ   Singer, Lianne G ^a   Hannan, Margaret ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^j MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^k PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^m NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MYCOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; STANDARDIZATION; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 79952743586     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.01.701     Document Type: Editorial

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