Single donor-derived strongyloidiasis in three solid organ transplant recipients: Case series and review of the literature

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1199-1206

  Le, M ^a   Ravin, K ^a   Hasan, A ^a   Clauss, H ^b   Muchant, D G ^a   Pasko, J K ^a   Cipollina, G ^a   Abanyie, F ^c   Montgomery, S P ^c   Loy, M ^d   Ahmed, M ^b   Mathur, M ^b   Chokkalingam Mani, B ^b   Mehr, J ^a   Kotru, A ^a   Varma, C ^a   Maksimak, M ^a   Schultz, M ^a   Obradovic, G ^a   Alvarez, R ^b   Toyoda, Y ^e   Birkenbach, M ^b   Brunner, E ^a   Nelson, J ^a   more..

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor screening; donor to host transmission; heart transplantation; renal and pancreas transplantation; renal transplant; Strongyloides; strongyloidiasis; survivors; transplant infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DONOR; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84899453183     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12670     Document Type: Article

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