Opportunistic Infections Post-Lung Transplantation : Viral, Fungal, and Mycobacterial

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Opportunistic infections are a leading cause of lung transplant recipient morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for infection include continuous exposure of the lung allograft to the external environment, high levels of immunosuppression, impaired mucociliary clearance and decreased cough reflex, and impact of the native lung microbiome in single lung transplant recipients. Infection risk is mitigated through careful pretransplant screening of recipients and donors, implementation of antimicrobial prophylaxis strategies, and routine surveillance posttransplant. This review describes common viral, fungal, and mycobacterial infectious after lung transplant and provides recommendations on prevention and treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Clinics in chest medicine - 44(2023), 1 vom: 11. März, Seite 159-177

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Magda, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immunocompromised hosts
Journal Article
Lung transplant
Opportunistic infection
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2023

Date Revised 25.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ccm.2022.10.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352837772