Biliary candida infection after liver transplantation
D Gotthardt, KH Weiss, D Riedel, W Stremmel, J Schmidt, P Sauer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2008 · Heft 01
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Aims: Infectious complications after liver transplantation (LT) are a main cause of morbidity and mortality. Biliary complications are observed in approximately 15 to 20 percent of recipients and cholangitis in addition may complicate biliary leckage or stenosis. In this prospective study, we evaluated the rate of bacterial and fungal infections in bile samples obtained from patients after LT during ERC, compared to non-transplanted patients. Patients and Methods: In 153 patients a total of 200 ERCs was performed (LT n=62, PSC n=29, Cholelithiasis n=38, malignant obstruction n=40, others n=31). Bile specimen was…