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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1329 - 1332
Main Authors: 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.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Jun2020
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