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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed predictive factors and characteristics of patients with late-onset invasive aspergillosis in the current era of novel immunosuppressive agents. Forty transplant recipients with invasive aspergillosis were included in this prospective, observational study initiated in 2003 at our institutions. In 50% (20/40) of these patients, the infections were late-occurring. Receipt of sirolimus in conjunction with tacrolimus for refractory rejection or cardiac allograft vasculopathy (P=0.047) was significantly associated with late-onset infection. The use of depleting or non-depleting T or B-cell antibodies, either as induction or as antirejection therapy did not correlate with time to onset of invasive aspergillosis. Mortality at 90 days was 20% (4/20) for the patients with early-onset infection and 45% (9/20) for those with late-onset infection (P=0.17). Thus, nearly one-half of the Aspergillus infections in transplant recipients in the current era are late-occurring. These data have implications relevant for prophylactic strategies and guiding clinical management of transplant recipients presenting with pulmonary infiltrates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1369-3786
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
445-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Aspergillosis, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Organ Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Sirolimus, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Spain, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Tacrolimus, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:16882611-United States
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Late-onset invasive aspergillosis in organ transplant recipients in the current era.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. nis5@pitt.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study