Clinical and microbiological epidemiology of early and late infectious complications among solid‐organ transplant recipients requiring hospitalization

B Hamandi, S Husain, P Grootendorst… - Transplant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There is limited literature describing the clinical and microbiological characteristics of solid‐
organ transplant recipients requiring hospitalization for infectious complications. This study …

Introduction to the Immunocompromised Host Society consensus conference on epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, and management of infections in solid-organ …

RH Rubin, A Schaffner, R Speich - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Infectious complications are still a significant cause of morbidity and death in solid-organ
transplant patients, with significant infection being found in up to two-thirds of these …

Characteristics of infectious complications associated with mortality after solid organ transplantation

SJ Pelletier, TD Crabtree, TG Gleason… - Clinical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Infection remains a common source of morbidity and mortality after solid organ
transplantation. The purpose of this study was to characterize the continuously changing …

[HTML][HTML] Severe infections in critically ill solid organ transplant recipients

AC Kalil, U Sandkovsky, DF Florescu - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Severe infections are among the most common causes of death in
immunocompromised patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The epidemiology …

Analytic Reviews: Postoperative Infectious Complications of Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation

N Hlava, CU Niemann, MA Gropper… - Journal of intensive …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a rapidly growing population of immunocompromised organ transplant recipients.
These patients are at risk of a large variety of infections that have significant consequences …

Outcome, incidence, and timing of infectious complications in small bowel and multivisceral organ transplantation patients

G Guaraldi, S Cocchi, M Codeluppi… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background. Infectious complications still represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality
in patients with organ transplantation. In particular, small bowel or multivisceral …

Life-threatening infection in transplant recipients

DT O'Shea, A Humar - Critical Care Clinics, 2013 - criticalcare.theclinics.com
Transplant recipients constitute an increasingly diverse and complex patient cohort. They
comprise a heterogeneous patient group undergoing solid organ transplantation (SOT) …

Infections in solid-organ transplant recipients

R Patel, CV Paya - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
Solid-organ transplantation is a therapeutic option for many human diseases. Infections are
a major complication of solid-organ transplantation. All candidates should undergo a …

Management of opportunistic infections in solid-organ transplantation

LM Chiu, BM Domagala… - Progress in …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Solid-organ transplantation is often the last alternative in many patients with end-stage
organ disease. Although advances in immunosuppressive regimens, surgical techniques …

A retrospective study to describe the epidemiology and outcomes of opportunistic infections after abdominal organ transplantation

M Helfrich, P Dorschner, K Thomas… - Transplant Infectious …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Most epidemiologic studies of opportunistic infections (OI) following abdominal
organ transplantation are derived prior to the era of contemporary immunosuppression and …