title: Outcome, incidence, and timing of infections in small bowel/multivisceral transplantation.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the timing, incidence, and outcome of infections in patients with small bowel/multivisceral transplants (SB/MV Tx). A 180-day follow-up was obtained on 13 SB/MV patients transplanted from January 2001 to June 2002. Fifty-six documented infections were observed. By Kaplan-Meier analysis for time to infection, most of which were of bacterial origin (more than 86%), revealed most events to have occurred within the first month post-Tx. Viral infections were equally distributed after the 30th postoperative day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Specialities, Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. g.guaraldi@unimo.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guaraldi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cocchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Ruvo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Codeluppi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venturelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pecorari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pinna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014781:Viscera / Q000637:transplantation*