High-resolution CT findings of pulmonary infections after orthotopic liver transplantation in 453 patients
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Infections Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
The epidemiology of infections associated with orthotopic liver transplantation is summarized herein, and approaches to prophylaxis are outlined. Infection is a major complication following orthotopic liver transplantation, and more than half of transplant recipients develop at least one infection. The risk of infection is highest in the first month after transplantation, and the most common pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/26230943