Health care-related infections in solid organ transplants

Sola, Angela; Bittencourt, Alc; Guerra, Carla Morales; Godoy, Henrique L.; Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino

doi:10.1590/s1413-86702007000600008

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“…Hospital-acquired pneumonia, urinary tract infection, Clostridium difficile, and catheter-associated infections are examples. Although a variety of pathogens can cause these, bacterial infections are the most common in the first two months [25][26][27]. Gram-positive organisms were found to be the most common cause of bacteremia in the first month (79 % of episodes) in one study, with the primary source usually being the abdomen or a catheter [28].…”

Section: Other Infections Related To Health Carementioning

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Infectious Complications After A Liver Transplant

Michailidou¹,

Katsanos²,

Antoniadis³

et al. 2023

Sur Res J

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Liver transplantation is a life-extending procedure for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), post-transplant infections continue to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Infection risk varies over time, with issues most commonly related to transplant surgery and nosocomial infections in the early post-transplant period. Because of the increased burden of immunosuppression, opportunistic infections become more common between 1 and 12 months post-transplant. As immunosuppression is reduced after 12 months, the risk of opportunistic infections decreases. Recipients are still vulnerable to community-acquired infections, and recurrent cholangitis may become an issue in those with chronic allograft dysfunction or recurrent cholestatic liver disease. This article will go over a strategy for dealing with infectious complications in the early, intermediate, and late stages following liver transplantation, with a focus on the most common infections as well as those of emerging concern

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Section: Other Infections Related To Health Carementioning

confidence: 86%

Infectious Complications After A Liver Transplant

Michailidou¹,

Katsanos²,

Antoniadis³

et al. 2023

Sur Res J

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“…Überwinden diese Keime ihre natürlichen Schranken (unspezifische Abwehr), kann es zu Organ und Wund infektionen oder sogar zu einer Sepsis kommen [4]. Verschärft wird das Infek tionsgeschehen durch nosokomial erwor bene Erreger, die sich oftmals durch anti biotische Multiresistenz auszeichnen und dadurch die therapeutischen Möglichkei ten stark begrenzen [3,5,13,22] [17,18]. Der Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Erregerkultur, wobei jedoch die unterschiedlichen Anforderungen der Keime hinsichtlich der Anzuchtbedin gungen zu berücksichtigen sind.…”

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Infektionen bei Organtransplantationen

2011

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Infections play a crucial role in organ transplantations as possible complications. Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites are potential agents. The relevance of individual diseases depends on the organ transplanted. Morphology of the inflammatory reaction is given by the agent involved, but often several reactions can be caused by the same agent and different agents can also lead to the same reaction. Histology therefore provides concrete identification of the causal agent only in some cases, such that additional microbiological diagnostics are necessary. Results from these investigations should be transferred to the pathologist to distinguish between infection-associated changes and transplant rejection.

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Quality of Surgical Care in Liver and Small-Bowel Transplant: Approach to Risk Assessment and Antibiotic Prophylaxis

Kettelhut

Schooneveld

2010

Prog Transpl

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In August 2002, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented the National Surgical Infection Prevention project. The goal of the project was to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with postoperative surgical site infections through appropriate selection and timing of administration and discontinuation of prophylactic antimicrobials. The National Surgical Infection Prevention project, however, excluded transplant surgeries from its focus because of the lack of randomized clinical trials comparing antimicrobial agents. The goals of this article are to (1) provide a framework for risk factors associated with surgical site infections in liver, small-bowel, and multivisceral transplants; (2) review general principles of the appropriate antimicrobial prophylaxis; (3) provide a framework for developing a triage of liver, small-bowel, and multivisceral transplant candidates for appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis; and (4) develop an approach to further quality improvements in transplant surgical care. A multidisciplinary team produced recommendations for antibacterial prophylaxis and monitoring.

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Health care-related infections in solid organ transplants

Cited by 4 publications

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Infectious Complications After A Liver Transplant

Infectious Complications After A Liver Transplant

Infektionen bei Organtransplantationen

Quality of Surgical Care in Liver and Small-Bowel Transplant: Approach to Risk Assessment and Antibiotic Prophylaxis

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