Management of Pneumonia in Kidney Transplantation to Prevent Further Outbreak

The outbreak of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) among kidney transplant recipients is emerging worldwide. It is important to control nosocomial PJP infection. A delay in diagnosis and treatment increases the number of reservoir patients and the number of cases of respiratory failure and death...

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Main Authors: Norihiko Goto, Kenta Futamura, Manabu Okada, Takayuki Yamamoto, Makoto Tsujita, Takahisa Hiramitsu, Shunji Narumi, Yoshihiko Watarai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S23317