Donor-Derived Transmission of Cryptococcus gattii sensu lato in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
We describe cases of donor-derived transmission of Cryptococcus deuterogattii in 2 kidney transplant recipients in Brazil and published information on other cases. Prompt reduction of immunosuppression and initiation of antifungal therapy was required to successfully control the fungal infections and preserve engraftment.
['Santos|Daniel W C L|DWCL|', 'Hagen|Ferry|F|', 'Meis|Jacques F|JF|', 'Cristelli|Marina P|MP|', 'Viana|Laila A|LA|', 'Bernardi|Fabiola D C|FDC|', 'Tedesco-Silva|Hélio|H|', 'Medina-Pestana|José O|JO|', 'Colombo|Arnaldo L|AL|']
D000935:Antifungal Agents D001938:Brazil D003453:Cryptococcosis D056285:Cryptococcus gattii D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans D006801:Humans D016030:Kidney Transplantation D066027:Transplant Recipients
Cryptococcus gattii kidney transplantation Brazil immunosuppression Antifungal therapy fungal infection HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses donor-transmitted disease fungi