First Report of Cryptococcus Albidus－Induced Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
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First Report of Cryptococcus Albidus-Induced Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Cryptococcus albidus, a non-neoformans species of the genus Cryptococcus, is generally regarded as a rare cause of disease. There have been only 14 previously reported cases in which this organism has been isolated as a pathogen, none of which occurred in a renal transplant recipient. A 23-year-old renal transplant recipient taking medication consisting of cyclosporine and prednisolone was admi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1226-3303,2005-6648
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2004.19.1.53