Safe Living After Transplant: Respiratory hygiene / respiratory infection prevention • Wear a mask when around others and with high-risk activities (e.g. gardening) • Avoid sick contacts & crowded areas as able (e.g. shopping malls, subways) • Avoid visiting areas with increased risk of exposure to Tuberculosis (prisons, homeless shelters, etc...) • Avoid construction sites, caves, barns, bird cages/coops, soil aerosols (mulching). Risk of exposure to fungal spores Aspergillus, Histoplasma, Cryptococcus • Avoid smoking - Caution with marijuana smoking/vaping given risk of Aspergillus (& potentially other fungi or GNR) By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile @febrilepodcast #transplant #respiratory #infection #prevention #InfectiousDiseases #patientinfo
