title: Infections in orthotopic heart transplant patients at the Ochsner Medical Institutions.
abstract: Ninety-five orthotopic heart transplants were performed at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Twenty-nine of 62 patients followed for 1 year had 48 major infections, including 20 bacterial, 15 viral, 7 fungal, and 6 parasitic. Eighty-six percent of all patients survived 1 year, but infections caused five of the nine deaths. Improved diagnosis and therapy of disseminated aspergillosis could have prevented two deaths.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rabito
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pankey
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents