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Pneumocystis pneumonia outbreak among renal transplant recipients at a North American transplant center: Risk factors and implications for infection control.
American journal of infection control - 1 Apr 2016
Mulpuru Sunita, Knoll Greg, Weir Colleen, Desjardins Marc, Johnson Daniel, Gorn Ivan, Fairhead Todd, Bissonnette Janice, Bruce Natalie, Toye Baldwin, Suh Kathryn, Roth Virginia
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BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis pneumonia is a severe opportunistic fungal infection. Outbreaks among renal transplant recipients have been reported in Europe and Japan, but never in North America. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective case-control study among adult renal transplant recipients at a Canadian center, using a 3:1 matching scheme. Ten cases and 30 controls were matched based on initial transplantation date,...
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