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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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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 |