scholarly journals Endemic Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (s4) ◽  
pp. 250-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Miller ◽  
M. Assi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Solid Organ

Fungal infections in solid organ transplantation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darius Armstrong James ◽  
Anand Shah ◽  
Anna Reed
Keyword(s):  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Invasive Disease ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Solid Organ

Fungal infections are a significant and life-threatening complication of organ transplantation, on a global scale. Risk varies according to transplant type, with liver, lung, and small bowel transplant recipients being at particular risk. Whilst invasive candidiasis is the most common fungal infection in organ transplantation overall, aspergillosis is a particular problem in lung transplantation. In addition, a wide spectrum of fungi may cause invasive disease in organ transplantation, consequently diagnosis and treatment can be challenging. Key challenges are to understand individual risk for infection, appropriate prophylactic strategies, and molecular diagnostic approaches. Treatment options are complicated by drug–drug interactions with transplant therapy, as well as intrinsic allograft dysfunction seen in many patients. In this chapter, we review the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and management of fungal infections in solid organ transplantation.

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (1,3)β-D-Glucan for the Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

2015 ◽  
Vol 99 (9) ◽  
pp. e140-e144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Mutschlechner ◽  
Brigitte Risslegger ◽  
Birgit Willinger ◽  
Martin Hoenigl ◽  
Brigitte Bucher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Invasive Fungal Infections ◽  
Solid Organ

scholarly journals Fungal infections in solid organ transplantation

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda P. Silveira ◽  
Shahid Husain
Keyword(s):  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Solid Organ

scholarly journals Primary Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Case Series

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 678-683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter S. Miele ◽  
Charles S. Levy ◽  
Margo A. Smith ◽  
Elizabeth M. Dugan ◽  
Richard H. Cooke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Solid Organ
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