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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:dateCreated |
1976-2-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Seventy-five pulmonary infections out of 173 kidney transplantations have been observed in 62 graft-recipients, from 1965 to 1973. The aetiologic organism is a bacteria in 80% of the cases, a fungus in 8% of the cases, cytomegalovirus and Pneumocystis Carinii in 11% of the cases. A close relationship between infection and a previous transplant crisis was noted in 66% of the cases. The most efficient diagnostic procedures were pleural and open lung biopsy as well as cultures of blood, pleural fluid and tracheobronchial secretions. Treatment was effective in 60% of bacterial and Pneumocystitis Carinii infections; on the other hand, it was less useful in fungal infections and totally ineffective in cytomegalovirus infections. Despite a possible increase in the risk of rejection, reduction or even arrest of immunosuppressive therapy is recommended in severe infections.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0071-2736
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
11
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
300-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-2-21
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Bacterial Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Cytomegalovirus Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Graft Rejection,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Kidney Transplantation,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Lung Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Lung Diseases, Fungal,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Pneumonia, Pneumocystis,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Postoperative Complications,
pubmed-meshheading:172885-Pulmonary Embolism
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| pubmed:year |
1975
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Pulmonary infections after kidney transplantation.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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