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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I thought I read that the transplanted lung itself was infected?
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I worked as a Respiratory Therapist for 9 years. Took care of many lung transplant patients. Never heard of a lung having an existing fungus/bacteria and placing it in a serious compromised patient anyway. Doesnt make sense.
Besides rejection of the lung, infection is the #1 cause of death from lung transplants.