Atypical pneumonia testing in transplant recipients.
Fionna F FellerPaul TrubinMaricar F MalinisJoshua S VogelJacob MerwedeDavid R PeaperMarwan Mikheal AzarPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2024)
The positivity rate of tests for atypical pneumonia was very low in this transplant cohort. An algorithmic approach that targets testing for those with compatible host, clinical, radiographic, and epidemiologic factors, and provides guidance on test selection and test interpretation, may improve the diagnostic yield and lead to substantial cost savings.