Molecular Evidence of Interhuman Transmission of Pneumocystis Pneumonia among Renal Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with HIV-Infected Patients

Molecular Evidence of Interhuman Transmission of Pneumocystis Pneumonia among Renal Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with HIV-Infected Patients

Ten Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) cases were diagnosed in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) during a 3-year period. Nosocomial transmission from HIV-positive patients with PCP was suspected because the these patients shared the same hospital building, were not isolated, and were receiving...

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Main Authors: Meja Rabodonirina, Philippe Vanhems, Sandrine Couray-Targe, René-Pierre Gillibert, Christell Ganne, Nathalie Nizard, Cyrille Colin, Jacques Fabry, Jean-Louis Touraine, Guy van Melle, Aimable Nahimana, Patrick Francioli, Philippe M. Hauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumocystis jirovecii
interhuman transmission
cluster analysis
sulfa drug resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/10/04-0453_article

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