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A case report of fatal disseminated Mycobacterium colombiense infection in a renal transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Gosal Jasmine,
Lee B. Craig
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12890
Subject(s) - medicine , cryptococcus neoformans , pathogen , opportunistic pathogen , opportunistic infection , cryptococcus , renal transplant , organ transplantation , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , transplantation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pseudomonas aeruginosa , viral disease , biology , genetics , bacteria
We report the first case of disseminated Mycobacterium colombiense infection in a solid organ transplant recipient. Co‐infection with Cryptococcus neoformans led to fatal multisystem organ failure. We review the pathogen and host factors contributing to these opportunistic infections.