Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients

Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are one of the most feared complications associated with liver transplantation, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We discuss the most common invasive fungal infections in the setting of liver transplant, including Candida, Aspergillus, and Cryptococcal inf...

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Autores principales: Scolarici, Michael, Jorgenson, Margaret, Saddler, Christopher, Smith, Jeannina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34210106
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7070524
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description Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are one of the most feared complications associated with liver transplantation, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We discuss the most common invasive fungal infections in the setting of liver transplant, including Candida, Aspergillus, and Cryptococcal infections, and some less frequent but devastating mold infections. Further, we evaluate the use of prophylaxis to prevent invasive fungal infection in this population as a promising mechanism to reduce risks to patients after liver transplant.
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spelling pubmed-83041862021-07-25 Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients Scolarici, Michael Jorgenson, Margaret Saddler, Christopher Smith, Jeannina J Fungi (Basel) Review Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are one of the most feared complications associated with liver transplantation, with high rates of morbidity and mortality. We discuss the most common invasive fungal infections in the setting of liver transplant, including Candida, Aspergillus, and Cryptococcal infections, and some less frequent but devastating mold infections. Further, we evaluate the use of prophylaxis to prevent invasive fungal infection in this population as a promising mechanism to reduce risks to patients after liver transplant. MDPI 2021-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8304186/ /pubmed/34210106 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof7070524 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304186/
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