Infections after liver transplantation in adults: data from a university hospital in southern Brazil (1996-2000) Infecções em pacientes transplantados hepáticos adultos no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, no período de 1996-2000

Infections after liver transplantation in adults: data from a university hospital in southern Brazil (1996-2000) Infecções em pacientes transplantados hepáticos adultos no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, no período de 1996-2000

BACKGROUND: Infections after liver transplantations are the most important cause of morbi-mortality. In this study, we assessed the main characteristics of these infections in a southern Brazilian university hospital. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort with 55 patients who underwent orthot...

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Main Authors: Mônica Vinhas de Souza, Afonso Luis Barth, Mário Reis Álvares-da-Silva, Adão Rogério Leal Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Transplante de fígado
Infecção
Fatores de risco
Hospedeiro imunocomprometido
Liver transplantation
Infection
Risk factors
Immunocompromised host
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