[Infectious complications of heart-lung transplantation].
This study describes the infectious complications in 68 heart-lung transplant patients. We focused interest on early post-transplant infections so called nosocomial pulmonary infections, their exacerbating cofactors their clinical expression, and elements of diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore we describe the principal infections seen during long-term followup, which are opportunist infections caused most often by immunosuppression: Cytomegalovirus infections have a high incidence with serious clinical consequences in heart-lung transplant patients. As well as pneumocystis carinii infections and fungal infections, such as aspergillosis.
Levasseur
J P
JP
Service de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire et de Transplantation Cardio-Thoracique, Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris.
Vaissier
E
E
Dorent
R
R
Cantoni
E
E
Jault
F
F
Bors
V
V
Corbi
P
P
Nataf
P
P
Cabrol
A
A
Gandjbakhch
I
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
Les complications infectieuses des transplantations coeur poumons.