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Scedosporium Infection in Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Deceased Near-Drowning Donor.

Authors :
Choudhary, Devprakash
Kaur, Harsimran
Subramani, Vanji Nathan
Pattanaik, Smita
Patil, Shivakumar S.
Sethi, Jasmine
Kaur, Manharpreet
Sreenivasan, Priya
Thakur, Sheetal
Gupta, Parul
Sekar, Arvind
Singh, Sarbpreet
Jayashree, Muralidharan
Kenwar, Deepesh
Rudramurthy, Shivaprakash M.
Sharma, Ashish
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Nov2023, Vol. 29 Issue 11, p2406-2408. 3p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article focuses on Scedosporium infection among recipients of kidney transplants from deceased near-drowning donors, highlighting the risks associated with organ transplantation from nearly drowned donors. Topics include two cases of kidney transplant recipients likely acquiring Scedosporium infection, the need to reevaluate safety protocols for such organ transplantation, and the challenges in diagnosing and managing Scedosporium infections.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
29
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
173261559
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.231000