The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 736-739 , July 2009

Disseminated Infection With Bartonella henselae in a Lung Transplant Recipient

  • Barbara Lienhardt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Sarosh Irani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Ariana Gaspert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Dominik Weishaupt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Annette Boehler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Annette Boehler, MD, Clinic of Pulmonary Medicine and Lung Transplant Program, C HOER 19, University Hospital, Ramistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Telephone: +41-44-255-1111. Fax: +41-44-363-5901

Received 11 November 2008 ,Revised 5 March 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2009.

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PII: S1053-2498(09)00189-2

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.03.016

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 736-739 , July 2009

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