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Genetic diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii from a cluster of cases of pneumonia in renal transplant patients: Cross-sectional study.
Mycoses - 1 Nov 2018
Ricci Giannina, Santos Daniel Wagner, Kovacs Joseph A, Nishikaku Angela Satie, de Sandes-Freitas Taina Veras, Rodrigues Anderson Messias, Kutty Geetha, Affonso Regina, Silva Hélio Tedesco, Medina-Pestana José Osmar, de Franco Marcello Fabiano, Colombo Arnaldo Lopes
Abstract excerpt
Pneumocystis jirovecii can cause severe potentially life-threatening pneumonia (PCP) in kidney transplant patients. Prophylaxis of patients against PCP in this setting is usually performed during 6 months after transplantation. The aim of this study is to describe the molecular epidemiology of a cluster of PCP in renal transplant recipients in Brazil. Renal transplant patients who developed PCP between May and...
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