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7795077

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the prevalence of fungal liver infection at autopsy in marrow transplant recipients, we reviewed autopsy results for the period 1980-1989. Cases were compared to randomly chosen autopsied controls without fungal infection. Fungal liver infection was found in 67 (9%) of 731 patients. Fungal cultures of liver lesions were positive for 34 of 67 patients, most of whom had been culture-positive for the same fungal species (largely Candida) during life. Multivariate analysis revealed that independent predictors of fungal liver infection were deep fungal infection after transplantation (RR, 35), colonization or superficial infection after transplantation (RR, 13), and severe liver dysfunction caused by veno-occlusive disease of the liver and/or graft-versus-host disease (RR, 7). Clinical and laboratory findings during the last month of life revealed no differences between cases and controls. Liver imaging studies performed during the last 15 days of life had a sensitivity of only 18% for detecting fungal liver lesions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
801-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Fungal liver infection in marrow transplant recipients: prevalence at autopsy, predisposing factors, and clinical features.
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Section, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't