Cytomegalovirus associated severe pneumonia in three liver transplant recipients

Kose A., Yalcinsoy M., Samdanci E., Barut B., Otlu B., Yilmaz S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.14, sa.11, ss.1338-1343, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.12536
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1338-1343
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: liver transplantation, cytomegalovirus, pneumonia, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTION, DISEASE, MANAGEMENT, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PROPHYLAXIS, SPECTRUM, BLOOD, TIME, LOAD
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV), is the most common opportunistic infection, remains a cause of life-threatening disease and allograft rejection in liver transplant (LT) recipients. The purpose of this case series is to state that CMV may lead to severe pneumonia along with other bacteria.