GP dies after contracting fungal infection post-transplant

Dr Muhammad Hussain was much loved by his hundreds of patients, says his daughter.
Australian Associated Press
Dr Muhammad Hussain (left) with his daughter, Muskaan Hussain.

A GP who contracted a fungal infection in hospital after a heart transplant has died, leaving his family searching for answers.

Dr Muhammad Hussain, 55, was one of five patients at Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital heart transplant unit infected with either aspergillus or lomentospora.