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Survival benefit from paediatric transplantation in brucellosis-infected patients listed for heart transplantation

Part of: Infectious

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2022

Mohammad Mahdavi ,
Mohammadali Fallahi Open the ORCID record for Mohammadali Fallahi [Opens in a new window]  and
Hossein Shahzadi
Mohammad Mahdavi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadali Fallahi*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Shahzadi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: M. Fallahi, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +989122435777; Fax: +982122042026. E-mail: dr.mohammadalifallahi@yahoo.com
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Abstract

This article reported two cases of brucellosis in children on the waiting list for a cardiac transplant who have been referred with the diagnosis of Fever of Unknown Origin. The serology was positive and patients were treated with cardiac transplantation in the 6th week. They had no recurrence or rejection. Therefore, brucellosis should be considered in patients on the waiting list for cardiac transplants.

Keywords

Brucellosiscardiac transplantchildrenfever
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 9 , September 2022 , pp. 1505 - 1506
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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