Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii in a late kidney transplant recipient

Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii in a late kidney transplant recipient

Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii is an uncommon infection in kidney transplant patients that can have an acute and rapid progression to respiratory failure and death. The period of greatest risk occurs in the first six months after the transplant, and it relates to the high doses of immuno...

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Main Authors: John Fredy Nieto-Ríos, Mónica Zuluaga-Quintero, Arbey Aristizábal-Alzate, Catalina Ocampo-Kohn, Lina María Serna-Higuita, Isabel Cristina Ramírez-Sánchez, Gustavo Adolfo Zuluaga-Valencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2018-03-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Subjects:
Pneumocystis jirovecii
kidney transplantation
respiratory insufficiency
mortality
graft rejection
Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3589

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