Cytomegalovirus associated severe pneumonia in three liver transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Adem Köse,
Murat Yalçınsoy,
Emine Şamdancı,
Bora Barut,
Barış Otlu,
Sezai Yılmaz,
Yaşar Bayındır
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12536
Subject(s) - pneumonia , cytomegalovirus , medicine , cytomegalovirus infections , liver transplantation , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology , human cytomegalovirus , transplantation , virus , herpesviridae , viral disease
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), is the most common opportunistic infection, remains a cause of life-threatening disease and allograft rejection in liver transplant (LT) recipients. The purpose of this case series is to state that CMV may lead to severe pneumonia along with other bacteria.
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