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BackgroundLung transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk for infection owing to lifelong immunosuppression and direct communication of the graft with the environment. Guidelines have been established for safe‐living strategies after transplantation. We conducted a survey of LT patients to determine compliance with these strategies.
MethodsAdult LT outpatients completed a survey consisting of questions...
Legionella species are intracellular gram‐negative bacilli that require specific culture media for growth. Transplant recipients with impaired cellular immunity are at particular risk for infection with this pathogen. Most human disease is caused by Legionella pneumophila; disease caused by non‐L. pneumophila species is reported mainly in immunosuppressed patients with the exception of Legionella longbeachae...
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