Histoplasmosis

Study findings on histoplasmosis are outlined in reports from Cleveland Clinic

Published in Blood Weekly, September 24th, 2009

"Many clinical scenarios have been encountered by patients who developed histoplasmosis after receiving a solid organ transplant at a large transplant center in an endemic area. Cases of posttransplantation histoplasmosis were identified by use of multiple methods, including reviews of microbiology test results, transplant databases, and billing codes," scientists in the United States report.

"Data were obtained retrospectively. Descriptive statistics were used. During the 1997-2007 study period, 3436 patients received a solid organ transplant, and 38 patients were identified as having posttransplantation histoplasmosis. Of these 38 patients, 9 were excluded from our...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-09-24)

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