title: Common infectious complications of liver transplant.
abstract: Major improvements in the care of liver transplant recipients have mitigated but not eliminated the risk of potentially life-threatening infectious complications. This review provides general information about risk factors, prophylactic strategies, diagnostic workup, and therapy for some of the most commonly encountered infections after liver transplant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lydia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chelala
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.|Clinical Instructor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.|Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Taege
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: Hanouni2@ccf.org.|Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Hanouneh
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors