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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 604-606 |
Infections in live donor liver transplant recipients: A study of timeline, aetiology and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial and fungal infections from the developing world
Vikas Khillan1, Pratibha Kale1, Viniyendra Pamecha2, Neha Rathor1, Shiv Kumar Sarin3
1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vikas Khillan
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_17_295
Infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in liver transplant (LT) recipients. We studied timeline, spectrum of infection, system involved, and antimicrobial resistance in 64 patients undergoing live donor LT with 6-month follow-up. Of 64 patients, 38 (59.5%) patients had 103 infectious episodes, 10 patients had single infectious episode and 28 patients had two or more infectious episodes. 96 (93.2%) were bacterial and Candida infections were in 7 (6.8%). Early phase had 30 (29.1%) episodes; intermediate phase 25 (24.2%) and late phase 48 (46.6%). Mortality was 11/64 (17.1%). Knowledge of timeline, aetiological agent and antimicrobial resistance is useful to guide empirical therapy and infection prevention.
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