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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2020

Transmission of cryptococcosis by liver transplantation: A case report and review of literature.

Gustavo de Sousa Arantes Ferreira, Andre Luis Conde Watanabe, Natalia de Carvalho Trevizoli, Fernando Marcus Felippe Jorge, Carolina de Fatima Couto, Priscila Brizolla de Campos, Gabriel Oliveira Nunes Caja

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gustavo de Sousa Arantes FerreiraDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil. gustferr@ufmg.br.
Andre Luis Conde WatanabeDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Natalia de Carvalho TrevizoliDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Fernando Marcus Felippe JorgeDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Carolina de Fatima CoutoDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Priscila Brizolla de CamposDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Gabriel Oliveira Nunes CajaDepartment of Liver Transplantation, Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal, Brasilia 70673900, Brazil.
Instituto de Cardiologia do Distrito Federal · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by the yeast-like encapsulated basidiomycetous fungus of the CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a liver transplant recipient, diagnosed 2 wk after the procedure. The patient initially presented with fever, hyponatremia and elevated transaminase levels, manifesting intense headache after a few days. Blood cultures were positive for

conclusionThis case highlights the risk of transmission of fungal diseases, specifically of

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Case reportCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansFungal infectionImmunosuppressionLiver transplantation

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PMID32547692
PMCPMC7280860
OpenAlexW3032777111

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