Common Infections in the Lung Transplant Recipient
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Common infections in the lung transplant recipient.
Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Pretransplant assessments for infection risk and immunization updates may help reduce posttransplant infections. In addition careful choice of posttransplant prophylaxis for cytomegalovirus and fungal infections is critical. Because of the potential association of infections such as respiratory viral infections ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics in Chest Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0272-5231
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.02.010