Risk factors for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PcP) in renal transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Frank Eitner,
I.A. Hauser,
O. Rettkowski,
Timo Räth,
Kai Lopau,
Rainer U. Pliquett,
Roman Fiedler,
Markus Guba,
R.-D Hilgers,
J. Floege,
Michael Fischereder
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq689
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , pneumonia , complication , transplantation , gastroenterology , renal function
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PcP) is a potentially life-threatening complication in renal transplant recipients with increased reports during the past few years. Individual risk factors for susceptibility to PcP are incompletely understood.
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