Nocardia Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study

Coussement, Julien; Lebeaux, David; Van Delden, Christian; Guillot, Hélène; Freund, Romain; Marbus, Sierk; Melica, Giovanna; Van Wijngaerden, Eric; Douvry, Benoit; Van Laecke, Steven; Vuotto, Fanny; Tricot, Leïla; Fernández-Ruiz, Mario; Dantal, Jacques; Hirzel, Cédric; Jais, Jean-Philippe; Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica; Lortholary, Olivier; Jacobs, Frédérique

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw241

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Nocardia Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study

ContributorsCoussement, Julien; Lebeaux, David; Van Delden, Christian; Guillot, Hélène; Freund, Romain; Marbus, Sierk; Melica, Giovanna; Van Wijngaerden, Eric; Douvry, Benoit; Van Laecke, Steven; Vuotto, Fanny; Tricot, Leïla; Fernández-Ruiz, Mario; Dantal, Jacques; Hirzel, Cédric; Jais, Jean-Philippe; Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica; Lortholary, Olivier; Jacobs, Frédérique

Published inClinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 63, no. 3, p. 338-345

Publication date2016

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Nocardiosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection, affecting 0.04% to 3.5% of patients after solid organ transplant (SOT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for Nocardia infection after SOT and to describe the presentation of nocardiosis in these patients.

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COUSSEMENT, Julien et al. Nocardia Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study. In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2016, vol. 63, n° 3, p. 338–345. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw241

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DOI : 10.1093/cid/ciw241
PMID : 27090987

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Nocardia Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study

Nocardiosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection, affecting 0.04% to 3.5% of patients after solid organ transplant (SOT). The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for Nocardia infection after SOT and to describe the presentation of nocardiosis in these patients.

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