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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Santos, Daniel W.C.L. ; Hagen, Ferry ; Meis, Jacques F. ; Cristelli, Marina P. ; Viana, Laila A. ; Bernardi, Fabiola D.C. ; Tedesco-Silva, Hélio ; Medina-Pestana, José O. ; Colombo, Arnaldo L.
• Description:
  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 and preserve engraftment.
• Subjects:
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Cryptococcosis
  • Cryptococcus Gattii
  • Cryptococcus Neoformans
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Transplant Recipients
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(6):1329-1331
• Pubmed ID:
  32441623
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7258454
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88890/cdc_88890_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 709.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e23657f16c884a09e750cfa20ef6ede3df8741d993145e604b058101cf83d5be