The evolving challenge of infections in cirrhosis

JS Bajaj, PS Kamath, KR Reddy - New England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Infections in Patients with Cirrhosis Patients with cirrhosis are at increased risk for serious
infections, including spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, multidrug-resistant infection, and …

Liver transplantation in acute-on-chronic liver failure

CJ Karvellas, C Francoz, E Weiss - Transplantation, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Liver transplantation (LT) has revolutionized outcomes for cirrhotic patients. Current liver
allocation policies dictate patients with highest short-term mortality receive the highest …

Invasive aspergillosis in solid‐organ transplant recipients: guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

S Husain, JF Camargo - Clinical transplantation, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated AST‐IDCOP guidelines provide information on epidemiology, diagnosis, and
management of Aspergillus after organ transplantation. Aspergillus is the most common …

Candida infections in solid organ transplantation: Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

S Aslam, C Rotstein… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases
Community of Practice provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of …

[PDF][PDF] An overview of immunosuppression in solid organ transplantation

C Enderby, CA Keller - Am J Manag Care, 2015 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
Significant advancements in solid organ transplantation immunosuppressive medications
and regimens have resulted in improved outcomes over the years. A multidrug approach …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive fungal infection before and after liver transplantation

A Ferrarese, A Cattelan, U Cillo, E Gringeri… - World Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Invasive infections are a major complication before liver transplantation (LT) and in the early
phase after surgery. There has been an increasing prevalence of invasive fungal disease …

Guidelines for the management of adult acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure in the ICU: neurology, peri-transplant medicine, infectious disease, and …

R Nanchal, R Subramanian, W Alhazzani… - Critical care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To develop evidence-based recommendations for clinicians caring for adults
with acute liver failure (ALF) or acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) in the ICU. DESIGN: The …

What is the optimal antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent postoperative infectious complications after liver transplantation? A systematic review of the literature and …

I Campos‐Varela, EA Blumberg, P Giorgio… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Antimicrobial prophylaxis is well‐accepted in the liver transplant (LT) setting.
Nevertheless, optimal regimens to prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections are not …

Invasive Fungal Infections after Liver Transplantation

T Senoner, R Breitkopf, B Treml, S Rajsic - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Invasive fungal infections represent a major challenge in patients who underwent organ
transplantation. Overall, the most common fungal infections in these patients are …

Invasive aspergillosis in liver transplant recipients

C Melenotte, V Aimanianda, M Slavin… - Transplant Infectious …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Liver transplantation is increasing worldwide with underlying pathologies
dominated by metabolic and alcoholic diseases in developed countries. Methods We …