Infections after liver transplantation in adults: Data from a university hospital in southern Brazil (1996-2000)

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-132

  De Souza, Mônica Vinhas ^a,d   Barth, Afonso Luis ^b   Álvares da Silva, Mário Reis ^c   Machado, Adão Rogério Leal ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Microbiology Unit HCPA UFRGS

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised host; Infection; Liver transplantation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 35648957702     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032007000200008     Document Type: Article

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