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Mucormycosis in lung transplant recipients: A systematic review of the literature and a case series.

Ori WandAvraham UntermanShimon IzhakianLudmila FridelMordechai R Kramer
Published in: Clinical transplantation (2020)
Mucormycosis in LTRs tends to be an early post-surgical infection, associated with additional risk factors and intensified immunosuppressive states, and most often affects the lungs, where surgical debridement is rarely feasible. Posaconazole as first-line therapy should be further explored.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • bone marrow
  • cell therapy