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Review
. 2013 Jun;27(2):305-16.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Apr 17.

Emerging fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients

Shmuel Shoham  1
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Review

Emerging fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients

Shmuel Shoham. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

The most important emerging and rare fungal pathogens in solid organ transplant recipients are the Zygomycetes, Scedosporium, Fusarium, and the dark molds. Factors affecting the emergence of these fungi include the combination of intensive immunosuppressive regimens with increasingly widespread use of long-term azole antifungal therapy; employment of aggressive diagnostic approaches (eg, sampling of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid); and changes in patients' interactions with the environment. This article reviews the epidemiology, microbiology, and clinical impact of emerging fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients, and provides up-to-date recommendations on their treatment.

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