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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) remains a life‐threatening opportunistic infection after solid organ transplantation, even in the era of Pneumocystis prophylaxis. The association between risk of developing PcP and low CD4+… Click to show full abstract
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) remains a life‐threatening opportunistic infection after solid organ transplantation, even in the era of Pneumocystis prophylaxis. The association between risk of developing PcP and low CD4+ T cell counts has been well established. However, it is unknown whether lymphopenia in the context of post‐renal transplant PcP increases the risk of mortality.
Keywords:
lymphopenia;
pneumocystis;
transplant;
cd4 cell;
pneumonia
Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2020
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