Infectious Disease Challenges in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

Download or read book Infectious Disease Challenges in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics written by Joseph G Timpone Jr. and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The potential etiologies of infection are diverse and these infections can often progress rapidly in SOT patients. Diagnosis can be difficult, owing to the altered anatomy that sometimes follows transplant surgery. Many of the areas related to infections in SOT recipients are unresolved and controversial, and recognized emerging issues include donor-derived infection, the impact of pandemic influenza in the SOT recipient, and drug-resistant infections.