Title of article
Concomitant Cryptococcosis and Burkholderia Infection in an Asymptomatic Lung Transplant Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
Author/Authors
Shafaghi, S. Organ Donation Research Center of Iran, ايران , Pour Abdollah, M. Lung Transplantation Research Center, ايران , Tabarsi, P. Lung Transplantation Research Center, ايران , Ghorbani, F. Organ Donation Research Center of Iran, ايران , Makki, S. S. M. Lung Transplantation Research Center, ايران , Khoddami Vishteh, H. R. Organ Donation Research Center, ايران , Faeghi, J. Lung Transplantation Research Center, ايران , Najafizadeh, K. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Masih Daneshvari Hospital, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Lung Transplantation Research Center, تهران, ايران
From page
183
To page
186
Abstract
Concomitant pulmonary infections with Cryptococcus neoformans and Burkholderia cepacia in lung transplant recipients are very rare and create unique diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.Herein, we present a double lung transplant patient with cystic fibrosis who was found to have coinfection with these two rare organisms, though he was completely asymptomatic
Keywords
Cryptococcosis , Burkholderia infection , Cystic fibrosis , Double lung transplantation
Journal title
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
Journal title
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine
Record number
2570651
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