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Transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by Organ Transplantation.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Feb 2011
Baddley John W, Schain Denise C, Gupte Asmita A, Lodhi Sundus A, Kayler Liise K, Frade João P, Lockhart Shawn R, Chiller Tom, Bynon J Steve, Bower William A
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BACKGROUND: This article describes transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by solid organ transplantation. METHODS: We reviewed medical records and performed molecular genotyping of isolates to determine potential for donor transmission of Cryptococcus. RESULTS: Cryptococcosis was diagnosed in 3 recipients of organs from a common donor with an undifferentiated neurologic condition at the time of death....
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