Pneumocystis jiroveci outbreak in a renal transplant center: Lessons learnt

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is an important opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed hosts. At our center, nine transplant recipients developed PJP over a 4-month period. The median time from transplant was 56 months and none of them was on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis at the time of devel...

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Main Authors: A Jairam, M Dassi, P Chandola, M Lall, D Mukherjee, A K Hooda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2014;volume=24;issue=5;spage=276;epage=279;aulast=Jairam