| Literature DB >> 29359847 |
Riley Graetz1,2, Robyn Meyer1,2, Kareem Shehab1,2, Emmanuel Katsanis1,2,3.
Abstract
Hyperammonemia following hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has been characterized as idiopathic and is associated with a very high mortality. A causal relationship between Ureaplasma infection and hyperammonemia in immunocompromised lung transplant recipients has recently been described. We document the first case of hyperammonemia following HCT associated with Ureaplasma parvum. The initiation of appropriate antibiotics resulted in rapid resolution of hyperammonemic encephalopathy and eradication of the implicating organism.Entities:
Keywords: zzm321990Ureaplasma parvumzzm321990; hematopoietic cell transplantation; hyperammonemia
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29359847 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12839
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transpl Infect Dis ISSN: 1398-2273 Impact factor: 2.228