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ArticleInfection & chemotherapy2020

Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients during and after Prophylaxis.

Moonsuk Bae, Sang Oh Lee, Kyung Wook Jo, Sehoon Choi, Jina Lee, Eun Jin Chae, Kyung Hyun Do, Dae Kee Choi, In Cheol Choi, Sang Bum Hong and 4 more

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Article in Infection & chemotherapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Moonsuk BaeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-1790
Sang Oh LeeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. soleemd@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-8787
Kyung Wook JoDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-248X
Sehoon ChoiDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-9289
Jina LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3435-251X
Eun Jin ChaeDepartment of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5299-0048
Kyung Hyun DoDepartment of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-4680
Dae Kee ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-7033
In Cheol ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7386-5043
Sang Bum HongDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-7695
Tae Sun ShimDepartment of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6653-816X
Hyeong Ryul KimDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-7693
Dong Kwan KimDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1984-0352
Seung Il ParkDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-0498
Ulsan College · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe timeline of infections after lung transplantation has been changed with the introduction of new immunosuppressants and prophylaxis strategies. The study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases after lung transplantation in the current era. MATERIALS AND

methodsAll patients who underwent lung or heart-lung transplantation at our institution between October 29, 2008 and April 3, 2019 were enrolled. We retrospectively reviewed the patients' medical records till April 2, 2020.

resultsIn total, 100 consecutive lung transplant recipients were enrolled. The median follow-up period was 28 months after lung transplantation. A total of 127 post-lung transplantation bacterial infections occurred. Catheter-related bloodstream infection (25/84, 29.8%) was the most common within 6 months and pneumonia (23/43, 53.5%) was the most common after 6 months. Most episodes (35/40, 87.5%) of respiratory viral infections occurred after 6 months, mainly as upper respiratory infections. The remaining episodes (5/40, 12.5%) mostly manifested as lower respiratory tract infections. Seventy cytomegalovirus infections observed in 43 patients were divided into 23 episodes occurring before and 47 episodes occurring after discontinuing prophylaxis. Of 10 episodes of cytomegalovirus disease, four occurred during prophylaxis and six occurred after prophylaxis. Of 23 episodes of post-lung transplantation fungal infection, 7 were aspergillosis and all occurred after the discontinuation of prophylaxis.

conclusionLung transplant recipients experienced a high burden of infection even after 6 months, especially after the end of the prophylaxis period. Therefore, these patients should be continued to be monitored long-term for infectious disease.

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