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3012834

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
Infectious episodes were analyzed in 14 heart-lung transplant recipients who survived more than one week after transplantation. These patients had higher rates of infection than heart transplant recipients at our institution (P less than 0.01) and greater than 90% of all infections were potentially life-threatening. A total of 67% of all infections involved the lung or thoracic cavity as a primary site, and most of the rest were disseminated viral or fungal infections. Pneumocystis carinii infections occurred in six patients and were more common in this group than in patients who received heart transplants in the same period (P less than 0.005). Two patients followed more than one year developed a syndrome of chronic sputum production and bronchial colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which required recurrent treatment with i.v. antibiotics for symptomatic relief. The high rate of pulmonary infections in these patients presents a challenge to clinical management, and suggests that intensive and invasive monitoring for pulmonary infection is desirable.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0041-1337
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
725-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Infections in heart-lung transplant recipients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.