Vnitr Lek 2017, 63(7-8):527-530 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2017.107

Infectious complications related to liver transplants

Vladimír Mejzlík*, Libuše Husová, Milan Kuman, Soňa Štěpánková, Jiří Ondrášek, Petr Němec
Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno

Infection is a feared complication in the process of transplantation. The study discusses sources of infection, screening of infection and risk factors for infection, time occurrence of individual infections during the peritransplantation and posttransplantation course. It describes the most frequent forms of bacterial, viral and mycotic infections. It specifies efficient prophylactic measures that considerably reduce the risk of infection following liver transplantation.

Keywords: bacterial infection; cytomegalovirus (CMV); EB virus (EBV); hepatitis B (HBV); hepatitis C (HCV); liver transplantation; mycotic infection prophylaxis; risk factors; viral infection

Received: April 13, 2017; Accepted: June 20, 2017; Published: July 1, 2017  Show citation

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Mejzlík V, Husová L, Kuman M, Štěpánková S, Ondrášek J, Němec P. Infectious complications related to liver transplants. Vnitr Lek. 2017;63(7-8):527-530. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2017.107.
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