Donor-Derived Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Donor-Derived Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Kidney Transplant Recipients

We describe cases of donor-derived transmission of Cryptococcus deuterogattii in 2 kidney transplant recipients in Brazil and published information on other cases. Prompt reduction of immunosuppression and initiation of antifungal therapy was required to successfully control the fungal infections an...

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Main Authors: Daniel W.C.L. Santos, Ferry Hagen, Jacques F. Meis, Marina P. Cristelli, Laila A. Viana, Fabiola D.C. Bernardi, Hélio Tedesco-Silva, José O. Medina-Pestana, Arnaldo L. Colombo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antifungal therapy
Cryptococcus gattii
donor-transmitted disease
fungal infection
fungi
HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/19-1765_article

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