Low Natural Killer Cell Counts and Onset of Invasive Fungal Disease After Solid Organ Transplantation

J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar 1;213(5):873-4. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv552. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Authors

Mario Fernández-Ruiz¹, Francisco López-Medrano¹, Rafael San Juan¹, Luis M Allende², Estela Paz-Artal², José María Aguado¹

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Infectious Diseases.
² Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 26603205
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv552

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Aspergillus / immunology*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans
Immunity, Cellular / physiology*
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / immunology*