Infections Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
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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: HPB Surgery
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0894-8569
DOI: 10.1155/1991/97375