A Cluster of Pneumocystis Infections Among Renal Transplant Recipients: Molecular Evidence of Colonized Patients as Potential Infectious Sources of Pneumocystis jirovecii | Zendy

Solène Le Gal | Zendy; Céline Damiani | Zendy; Audrey Rouillé | Zendy; A. Grall | Zendy; L. Tréguer | Zendy; Michèle Virmaux | Zendy; E. Moalic | Zendy; Dorothée Quinio | Zendy; MarieChristine Moal | Zendy; Christian Berthou | Zendy; Philippe Saliou | Zendy; Yannick Le Meur | Zendy; Anne Totet | Zendy; Gilles Nevez | Zendy

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A Cluster of Pneumocystis Infections Among Renal Transplant Recipients: Molecular Evidence of Colonized Patients as Potential Infectious Sources of Pneumocystis jirovecii

Author(s) -

Solène Le Gal,

Céline Damiani,

Audrey Rouillé,

A. Grall,

L. Tréguer,

Michèle Virmaux,

E. Moalic,

Dorothée Quinio,

MarieChristine Moal,

Christian Berthou,

Philippe Saliou,

Yannick Le Meur,

Anne Totet,

Gilles Nevez

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir996

Subject(s) - pneumocystis jirovecii , medicine , outbreak , pneumocystis pneumonia , pneumocystosis , pneumonia , kidney transplantation , transplantation , typing , intensive care unit , immunology , virology , pneumocystis carinii , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

Eighteen renal transplant recipients (RTRs) developed Pneumocystis jirovecii infections at the renal transplantation unit of Brest University Hospital (Brest, Brittany, France) from May 2008 through April 2010, whereas no cases of P. jirovecii infection had been diagnosed in this unit since 2002. This outbreak was investigated by identifying P. jirovecii types and analyzing patient encounters.

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