Systemic Candidemia after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.
- Author:
Joon Bong CHANG
1
;
Jae Won JOH
;
Yeon Ho PARK
;
Woo Yong LEE
;
Sung Joo KIM
;
Suk Koo LEE
;
Kyung Ran PECK
;
Jae Hoon SONG
;
Mi Kyung KIM
;
Young Hye KOH
;
Yong Il KIM
;
Byung Boong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Liver transplantation;
Systemic candidemia
- MeSH:
Candidemia*;
Early Diagnosis;
Incidence;
Liver Transplantation*;
Liver*;
Mortality;
Survival Rate
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
1998;12(1):123-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The survival rate after liver transplantation has greatly improved. However, complications such as infection and rejection remain major causes of mortality and morbidity. The fungal infections are associated with high mortality rates, despite having a relatively lower incidence, compared with bacterial and viral infections. Difficulty in establishing an early diagnosis, lack of effective therapy, difficult management of certain antifungal agent, limited data for antifungal prophylaxis presents remaining problems.3) We report our experience with one case of syatemic candidemia after orthotopic liver transplantation.
