Clostridial infection of a liver transplant treated with retransplantation

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 206-208

  Knechtle, Stuart J ^a   Babalola, John A ^a   D'Alessandro, Anthony M ^a   Pirsch, John D ^a   Kalayoglu, Munci ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SALVAGE THERAPY;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PENICILLINS; REOPERATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030983192     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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