Fungal infection by mucorales order in lung transplantation: 4 case reports

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1849-1851

  Neto, F M F D ^a   Camargo, P C L B ^a   Costa, A N ^a   Teixeira, R H O B ^a   Carraro, R M ^a   Afonso Jr , J E ^a   Campos, S V ^a   Samano, M N ^a   Fernandes, L M ^a   Abdalla, L G ^a   Pego Fernandes P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOPUS; SYNCEPHALASTRUM; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FATALITY; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906078883     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.05.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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