Toxoplasma gondii Myocarditis after Adult Heart Transplantation: Successful Prophylaxis with Pyrimethamine

Toxoplasma gondii primary infection/reactivation after solid organ transplantation is a serious complication, due to the high mortality rate following disseminated disease. We performed a retrospective study of all cases of T. gondii infections in 436 adult patients who had received an orthotopic c...

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Main Authors: Strabelli, Tania Mara V., Siciliano, Rinaldo Focaccia, Vidal Campos, Silvia, Bianchi Castelli, Jussara, Bacal, Fernando, Bocchi, Edimar A., Uip, David E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503400/