Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 153-161 , August 2006

Infections in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients

  • Monica Fonseca-Aten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Marian G. Michaels, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Marian G. Michaels, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.

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PII: S1055-8586(06)00026-6

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2006.03.009

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 153-161 , August 2006

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