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Acute disseminated fatal toxoplasmosis after haploidentical stem cell transplantation despite atovaquone prophylaxis in a young man

Garcia de la Fuente, Isabel and Ansari, Marc and Rougemont, Anne-Laure and Passweg, Jakob R. and Gumy-Pause, Fabienne and Ozsahin, Hulya and Lobrinus, Johannes A. and Posfay-Barbe, Klara M.. (2010) Acute disseminated fatal toxoplasmosis after haploidentical stem cell transplantation despite atovaquone prophylaxis in a young man. Pediatric infectious disease journal, Vol. 29, no. 11. pp. 1059-1060.

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Abstract

We describe a case of fatal acute disseminated breakthrough toxoplasmosis in a 19-year-old adolescent after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia despite continued atovaquone prophylaxis. Diagnosis was at necropsy, and confirmed by postmortem polymerase chain reaction analysis in plasma. This report illustrates the need for protozoal monitoring despite atovaquone prophylaxis, in severely immunocompromised patients with intolerance to standard treatment.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Hämatologie > Hämatologie (Passweg)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Hämatologie > Hämatologie (Passweg)
UniBasel Contributors:Passweg, Jakob R.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:0891-3668
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:24 May 2013 09:23
Deposited On:24 May 2013 09:13

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