1. Legionnaires' disease in renal-transplant recipients.
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Bock BV, Kirby BD, Edelstein PH, George WL, Snyder KM, Owens ML, Hatayama CM, Haley CE, Lewis RP, Meyer RD, and Finegold SM
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- Adult, California, Georgia, Humans, Legionnaires' Disease diagnosis, Legionnaires' Disease epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications diagnosis, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Transplantation, Homologous, Immunosuppression Therapy adverse effects, Kidney Transplantation, Legionnaires' Disease etiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Respiratory Tract Infections etiology
- Abstract
Legionnaires' disease is reported in five renal-transplant recipients. All had febrile respiratory illnesses with pulmonary infiltrates and one died. The diagnosis was made on clinical features and by indirect fluorescent antibody titres. Symptoms started after maximum immunosuppressive therapy.
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- 1978
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