Endemic Mycoses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Jeremy S Nel; Luther A Bartelt; David van Duin; Anne M Lachiewicz

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2018.04.007

Endemic Mycoses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2018 Sep;32(3):667-685. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2018.04.007.

Authors

Jeremy S Nel¹, Luther A Bartelt¹, David van Duin¹, Anne M Lachiewicz²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, CB 7030, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, CB 7030, 130 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: anne_lachiewicz@med.unc.edu.

Abstract

The endemic mycoses are a group of thermally dimorphic fungal pathogens occupying a specific geographic range. In North America, the chief endemic mycoses are histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis. Endemic fungi can cause serious infections in solid organ transplant recipients from primary infection, reactivation of latent disease, or donor-derived infection.

Keywords: Blastomycosis; Coccidioidomycosis; Endemic mycoses; Histoplasmosis; Solid organ transplant.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Humans
Mycoses / drug therapy*
Mycoses / prevention & control*
Organ Transplantation / adverse effects*
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control

Substances

Antifungal Agents

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding