<i>Nocardia</i>Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study

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Julien Coussement · Université Libre de Bruxelles

for the European Study Group for Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplantation · Institut des Maladies Génétiques Imagine

for the European Study Group for Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplantation · Sorbonne Université

Christian van Delden · Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers

for the European Study Group for Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplantation · Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam

Hélène Guillot

Abstract

We identified 5 risk factors for nocardiosis after SOT. Low-dose cotrimoxazole was not found to prevent Nocardia infection. These findings may help improve management of transplant recipients.

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Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 63, Issue 3, pp. 338-345

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw241

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<i>Nocardia</i>Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter European Case-control Study

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