Common infectious complications of liver transplant

Lydia Chelala; Christopher S Kovacs; Alan J Taege; Ibrahim A Hanouneh

doi:10.3949/ccjm.82a.14118

Common infectious complications of liver transplant

Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Nov;82(11):773-84. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14118.

Authors

Lydia Chelala¹, Christopher S Kovacs^{2

3}, Alan J Taege^{2

4}, Ibrahim A Hanouneh^{5

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY, USA.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
³ Clinical Instructor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁵ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. E-mail: Hanouni2@ccf.org.

PMID: 26540328
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14118

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Global Health
Humans
Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects*
Incidence
Infections* / epidemiology
Infections* / etiology
Infections* / therapy
Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
Risk Factors