[Infectious complications in the orthoptic liver transplant].
Orthotopic liver transplantation is a therapeutic option for selected patients with end-stage liver disease. Among the complications of orthotopic liver transplantation infectious problems are a major cause of mortality. In this report the different types of infection following orthotopic liver transplantation are reviewed. In addition, currently available data regarding to transmission of infectious agents from organ donor to transplant recipient are reported.
Repáraz Padrós
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Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
D003524:Cyclosporins
Complicaciones infecciosas del trasplante hepático ortotópico.