Surveillance of bacterial and fungal infections in the postoperative period following liver transplantation: A series from 2005-2011

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2718-2721

  Sganga, G ^a   Bianco, G ^a   Fiori, B ^a   Nure, E ^a   Spanu, T ^a   Lirosi, M C ^a   Frongillo, F ^a   Agnes, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BILE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; URINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84884397819     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.08.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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