Donor-Derived Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

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 an...

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Publicado en:Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1329 - 1332
Autores principales: Santos, Daniel W. C. L., Hagen, Ferry, Meis, Jacques F., Cristelli, Marina P., Viana, Laila A., Bernardi, Fabiola D. C., Tedesco-Silva, Hélio, Medina-Pestana, José O., Colombo, Arnaldo L.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Jun2020
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Sumario: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.