Severe Clostridium diffi cile infection after liver and kidney transplantation
Open Access
- 12 December 2019
- journal article
- Published by IPO Association of Transplantologists in Transplantologiya
- Vol. 11 (4), 320-329
- https://doi.org/10.23873/2074-0506-2019-11-4-320-329
Abstract
Recent statistics have shown increased rates of morbidity and mortality from Clostridium difficile infection worldwide. This problem is mainly typical for surgical patients and is associated with an antibiotic therapy and a prolonged hospital stay. Recipients of solid organs are at a high risk of developing severe forms of C. difficile infection due to immunosupression. Existing recommendations for the treatment of C. difficile infection are based on the severity of the disease and do not consider patients after liver transplantation. The aim of this work is to determine an actual tactics for the diagnosis and treatment of C. difficile in organ recipients in clinical practice.Keywords
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