Cryptococcoma of a transplanted kidney in a patient presenting with recurrent urinary tract infection: a case report

Abstract Background Cryptococcosis is an important opportunistic infection of organ transplant recipients. It is the third most common fungal infection of transplant patients and occurs especially in kidney recipients. Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous fungus which infects humans by inhalation...

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Main Authors: Albert Z. Muranda, Ludolf Greeff, Mike M. Sathekge, Thabo Lengano, Victor O. L. Karusseit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0891-8