title: Gastrointestinal infections after transplantation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recipients of both solid organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are at increased risk for infectious morbidity and mortality after transplantation due to on-going immunosuppression. Gastrointestinal infections have been increasingly reported in these populations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increased reports of gastrointestinal infections including bacterial infection with Clostridium difficile, viral infection with norovirus and parasitic pathogens like cryptosporidium are emerging. Risk factors identified have focused on type of transplant, transplant immunosuppression regimens and exposures. Although many events are self-limiting, significant morbidity and rare mortality are reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improved diagnostic techniques have increased the reporting of several gastrointestinal infections after transplantation, affording improved understanding of the epidemiology of these diseases. Armed with this emerging data, prevention, recognition of infection and treatment strategies can be more thoroughly assessed in these at-risk populations.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Danziger-Isakov
mesh_terms: D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*