Evaluation of bacterial infections in organ transplantation
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Sı́lvia Figueiredo Costa, Maristela Pinheiro Freire, Leonardo Borges B, & Silva, Edson Abdala, Lı́gia Pierrotti, Luis Sérgio Fonseca de Azevedo, Pedro Enrique Dorhiac-llacer, Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Comissão de Infecção em Imunodeprimidos, Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo I Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Infectious Diseases Department, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. II Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Infection Control Committee of Instituto Central, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. III Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Organ Procurement Organization, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. IV Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Liver transplant Service, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. V Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Clinical Division of Infectious Diseases, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. VI Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Kidney Transplant Unit, Urology Division, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. VII Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), Hematology and Hemotherapy Service, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. VIII Hospital das Clı́nicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo Heart Instituto (INCOR-HCFMUSP), Heart Transplant Area, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
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