Lung Abscess: An Early Complication of Lung Transplantation in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
A 22-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis (CF) developed lung abscess, as a rare complication caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii infection, after lung transplantation (LT). After 6 months of long-term antibiotic therapy, the abscess was successfully eliminated. In reviewed pu...
Main Authors: | I Markeli?, M Jakopovi?, W Klepetko, F D�ubur, Ana He?imovi?, MJ Makek, M Samar�ija, AV Dugac |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2017-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijotm.com/ojs/index.php/IJOTM/article/view/440 |
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