Cluster of Donor-Derived Cryptococcosis after Liver and Kidney Transplantation

Abstract

Cryptococcosis infection after transplantation is easily overlooked or misdiagnosed. We report a cluster of donor-derived cryptococcosis infection in liver and kidney transplant recipients from the same donor in China. Infections occurred within 1 month after transplantation, and were confirmed by using biopsies and blood tests.

Keywords

• cryptococcosis
• fungi
• Cryptococcus neoformans
• disease cluster
• donor-derived infection
• liver transplantation