Fungal infection in patients after liver transplantation in years 2003 to 2012

Annals of Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 59-63

  Yang, Chun Hua ^a   He, Xiao Shun ^a   Chen, Juan ^a   Ouyang, Bin ^a   Zhu, Xiao Feng ^a   Chen, Min Ying ^a   Xie, Wen Feng ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Zheng, Dong Hua ^a   Zhong, Yun ^a   Chen, Xue Xia ^a   Guan, Xiang Dong ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Liver transplantation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; GLUCOSE; ITRACONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYCOSIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84875331193     PISSN: 14259524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883695     Document Type: Article

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