Disseminated adenovirus infection in heart and kidney transplant

• Main Authors: Jack Xu (Author), Keval V Patel (Author), Melroy Dsouza (Author), Jesus Almendral (Author), Kanika Mody (Author), Deepa Iyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Presently described is a case of disseminated adenovirus infection in a heart-kidney transplant recipient that was successfully treated with cidofovir. There are several reports of adenovirus infections in adult solid organ transplant recipients and the prognosis is usually poor, with mortality rate...