Opportunistic lung infection with Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum after lung and heart transplantation

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作者
Burke, GJ [1 ]
Malouf, MA [1 ]
Glanville, AR [1 ]
机构
[1] ST VINCENTS HOSP,DEPT THORAC MED,NATL LUNG TRANSPLANT UNIT,SYDNEY,NSW 2010,AUSTRALIA
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D O I
10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123164.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is usually regarded as a harmless commensal of the skin and mucous membranes. We describe two cases of bronchiolitis after lung and heart transplantation, respectively, in which this organism was strongly implicated as the pathogen.
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