The importance of late infections for the long-term outcome after liver transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Raakow, R ^a   Bechstein, W O ^a   Kling, N ^a   John, K ^a   Knoop, M ^a   Keck, H ^a   Neuhaus, P ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Late infections; Liver transplantation; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CANDIDA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029903877     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01594.x     Document Type: Article

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