Infectious complications related to liver transplants

Infection is a feared complication in the process of transplantation. The study discusses sources of infection, screening of infection and risk factors for infection, time occurrence of individual infections during the peritransplantation and posttransplantation course. It describes the most frequen...

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Published inVnitřní lékar̆stvĭ Vol. 63; no. 7-8; p. 527
Main Authors Mejzlík, Vladimír, Husová, Libuše, Kuman, Milan, Štěpánková, Soňa, Ondrášek, Jiří, Němec, Petr
Format Journal Article
LanguageCzech
Published Czech Republic 01.07.2017
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Summary:Infection is a feared complication in the process of transplantation. The study discusses sources of infection, screening of infection and risk factors for infection, time occurrence of individual infections during the peritransplantation and posttransplantation course. It describes the most frequent forms of bacterial, viral and mycotic infections. It specifies efficient prophylactic measures that considerably reduce the risk of infection following liver transplantation.Key words: bacterial infection - cytomegalovirus (CMV) - EB virus (EBV) - hepatitis B (HBV) - hepatitis C (HCV) - liver transplantation - mycotic infection prophylaxis - risk factors - viral infection.
ISSN:0042-773X
DOI:10.36290/vnl.2017.107