Outbreaks of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in 2 Renal Transplant Centers Linked to a Single Strain of Pneumocystis: Implications for Transmission and Virulence | Zendy

Monica Sassi | Zendy; Carla Ripamonti | Zendy; Nicolas J. Mueller | Zendy; Hirohisa Yazaki | Zendy; Geetha Kutty | Zendy; Liang Ma | Zendy; Charles Huber | Zendy; Emile Gogineni | Zendy; Shinichi Oka | Zendy; Norihiko Goto | Zendy; Thomas Fehr | Zendy; Sara Gianella | Zendy; Р. Конрад | Zendy; Andreas Sing | Zendy; Joseph A. Kovacs | Zendy

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Outbreaks of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in 2 Renal Transplant Centers Linked to a Single Strain of Pneumocystis: Implications for Transmission and Virulence

Author(s) -

Monica Sassi,

Carla Ripamonti,

Nicolas J. Mueller,

Hirohisa Yazaki,

Geetha Kutty,

Liang Ma,

Charles Huber,

Emile Gogineni,

Shinichi Oka,

Norihiko Goto,

Thomas Fehr,

Sara Gianella,

Р. Конрад,

Andreas Sing,

Joseph A. Kovacs

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/cis217

Subject(s) - outbreak , virulence , virology , pneumocystis pneumonia , transmission (telecommunications) , pneumonia , restriction fragment length polymorphism , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , pneumocystis jirovecii , genotype , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genetics , engineering , gene , electrical engineering

There have been numerous reports of clustered outbreaks of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) at renal transplant centers over the past 2 decades. It has been unclear whether these outbreaks were linked epidemiologically to 1 or several unique strains, which could have implications for transmission patterns or strain virulence.

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