2007
Coccidioidomycosis masked by symptoms of end‐stage liver disease in transplant candidates
Sachdev MS, Blair JE, Mulligan DC, Kusne S. Coccidioidomycosis masked by symptoms of end‐stage liver disease in transplant candidates. Transplant Infectious Disease 2007, 9: 153-155. PMID: 17462003, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00215.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Early results of targeted prophylaxis for coccidioidomycosis in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation within an endemic area
Blair JE, Douglas DD, Mulligan DC. Early results of targeted prophylaxis for coccidioidomycosis in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation within an endemic area. Transplant Infectious Disease 2003, 5: 3-8. PMID: 12791068, DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3062.2003.00005.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthotopic liver transplantationLiver transplantationPositive serologic resultsCoccidioidal infectionSerologic resultsEndemic areasEnd-stage liver diseaseReactivation of coccidioidomycosisRisk of coccidioidomycosisLiver transplant candidatesEndemic fungal infectionProphylactic fluconazoleTransplant recipientsUniversal prophylaxisDisseminated diseaseTransplant candidatesImmunocompromised hostLiver diseaseRecurrent infectionsClose surveillancePositive historyPatientsProphylaxisTransplantationHigh mortality