Donor-Derived Strongyloides stercoralisInfections in Renal Transplant Recipients

Autor: Hamilton, Keith W., Abt, Peter L., Rosenbach, Misha A., Bleicher, Melissa B., Levine, Marc S., Mehta, Jimish, Montgomery, Susan P., Hasz, Richard D., Bono, Bartholomew R., Tetzlaff, Michael T., Mildiner-Early, Shirly, Introcaso, Camille E., Blumberg, Emily A.
Zdroj: Transplantation; May 2011, Vol. 91 Issue: 9 p1019-1024, 6p
Abstrakt: Donor-derived Strongyloides stercoralisinfection occurs rarely after transplantation, and the risk factors are not well understood. We present cases of two renal allograft recipients who developed Strongyloideshyperinfection syndrome after receipt of organs from a common deceased donor who received high-dose steroids as part of a preconditioning regimen.
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