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Alternaria Infections in Immune-Compromised and Transplant Patients: A Review of Case Studies and Treatment Methods

Version 1 : Received: 13 December 2023 / Approved: 13 December 2023 / Online: 13 December 2023 (06:24:02 CET)

How to cite: Grover, S. Alternaria Infections in Immune-Compromised and Transplant Patients: A Review of Case Studies and Treatment Methods. Preprints 2023, 2023120953. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0953.v1 Grover, S. Alternaria Infections in Immune-Compromised and Transplant Patients: A Review of Case Studies and Treatment Methods. Preprints 2023, 2023120953. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.0953.v1

Abstract

Alternaria alternata is a saprophyte and is also known to cause many opportunistic infections in humans. Alternaria infections are important factors of morbidity and mortality in im-mune-compromised and solid organ transplant (SOT). Sensitivity to the airborne fungus Alter-naria alternata is also believed to be a common cause of allergic asthma. Therapies are limited by the lack of knowledge about the role of individual fungal gene products and symptoms in im-mune-compromised and transplant patients. This review summarizes the published case studies on Alternaria alternata infections in transplant patients.

Keywords

alternaria alternata; host-pathogen interactions; immune-compromised; transplant patients; asthma

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology

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