Aspergillus pneumonia in a renal transplant recipient
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Desquamative interstitial pneumonia associated with concurrent cytomegalovirus and Aspergillus pneumonia in a renal transplant recipient.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Aspergillus fumigatus are opportunistic pathogens that cause fatal infections in graft recipients mainly 1–6 months after transplantation, the period of maximal immunosuppression required for the prevention of acute graft rejection. A CMV infection has been known to increase the risk of fungal infection in an immunocompromised host, and concurrent CMV andAspergillus pn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Transplantation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2212-0017
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijt.2013.01.001