Necrotizing fasciitis and Legionnaires' disease after combined renal and pancreatic transplantation: a penalty of overseas travel

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1999 Jul;14(7):1781-3. doi: 10.1093/ndt/14.7.1781.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / surgery
  • Erythromycin / therapeutic use
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Legionella / classification
  • Legionella / isolation & purification
  • Legionnaires' Disease / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreas Transplantation*
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Travel

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Erythromycin
  • Rifampin