Fungal Infections After Liver Transplantation.

نویسندگان

  • S Kusne
  • J S Dummer
  • N Singh
  • L Makowka
  • C Esquivel
  • T E Starzl
  • M Ho
چکیده

A STUDY DONE at our institution between 1981 and 1983 showed that 42% of liver recipients developed invasive fungal infections, mostly due to Candida and Aspergillus. l Between July 1984 and September 1985 we studied 101 consecutive adult liver transplant recipients at Presbyterian University Hospital for the incidence and risk factors associated with invasive fungal infection. The risk factors that were analyzed included age, sex, underlying liver diagnosis, clinical status and laboratory values before transplantation, antibiotic use before and after surgery, total surgical time and number of laparotomies, immunosuppression, and the amount of blood products used.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Transplantation proceedings

دوره 20 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988