Infectious complications related to liver transplants

Czech version

Authors: Vladimír Mejzlík; Libuše Husová; Milan Kuman; Soňa Štěpánková; Jiří Ondrášek; Petr Němec
Authors‘ workplace: Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2017; 63(7-8): 527-530
Category: Reviews

Overview

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

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