TY - JOUR
T1 - Donor-Derived Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Kidney Transplant Recipients
AU - Santos, Daniel W.C.L.
AU - Hagen, Ferry
AU - Meis, Jacques F.
AU - Cristelli, Marina P.
AU - Viana, Laila A.
AU - Bernardi, Fabiola D.C.
AU - Tedesco-Silva, Hélio
AU - Medina-Pestana, José O.
AU - Colombo, Arnaldo L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - We describe cases of donor-derived transmission of Cryptococcus deuterogattii in 2 kidney transplant recipients in Brazil and published information on other cases. Prompt reduction of immunosuppression and initiation of antifungal therapy was required to successfully control the fungal infections and preserve engraftment.
AB - We describe cases of donor-derived transmission of Cryptococcus deuterogattii in 2 kidney transplant recipients in Brazil and published information on other cases. Prompt reduction of immunosuppression and initiation of antifungal therapy was required to successfully control the fungal infections and preserve engraftment.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85085537863
U2 - 10.3201/EID2606.191765
DO - 10.3201/EID2606.191765
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32441623
AN - SCOPUS:85085537863
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 26
SP - 1329
EP - 1331
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 6
ER -