Donor-derived ureaplasma is a potentially lethal infection in lung allograft recipients

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Aug;36(8):917-918. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.04.009. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Authors

Ankit Bharat¹, G R Scott Budinger², Michael G Ison²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

PMID: 28483300
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.04.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allografts
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
DNA, Bacterial / analysis*
Humans
Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications*
Tissue Donors*
Transplant Recipients*
Ureaplasma / genetics*
Ureaplasma Infections / etiology*
Ureaplasma Infections / microbiology

Substances

DNA, Bacterial

Grants and funding

K08 HL125940/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States