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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Prospective Study |
Article Title |
Bacterial infections post-living-donor liver transplantation in Egyptian hepatitis C virus-cirrhotic patients: A single-center study
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Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Mohamed F Montasser, Nadia A Abdelkader, Sara M Abdelhakam, Hany Dabbous, Iman F Montasser, Yasmine M Massoud, Waleed Abdelmoaty, Shereen A Saleh, Mohamed Bahaa, Hany Said and Mahmoud El-Meteini |
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Corresponding Author |
Sara M Abdelhakam, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Khalifa El-Maamon St., Abbassia, Cairo 11341, Egypt. sara_abdelhakam@med.asu.edu.eg |
Key Words |
Living-donor liver transplantation; Bacterial infection; Multi-drug resistance; Hepatitis C virus; Liver cirrhosis |
Core Tip |
We evaluated 45 patients with hepatitis C virus-related end-stage liver disease for the occurrence of bacterial infections during the first 3 mo post-living-donor liver transplantation. Thirty-three patients (73.3%) suffered from bacterial infections; 21 of them had a single infection episode, and 12 had repeated infection episodes. Bile was the most common site for both single and repeated episodes of infection (28.6% and 27.8%, respectively). Multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria, especially Klebsiella, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas, were the most commonly isolated bacteria. Pre-transplant hepatocellular carcinoma and duration of drain insertion were independent risk factors for occurrence of repeated infection episodes. |
Publish Date |
2017-07-17 23:13 |
Citation |
Montasser MF, Abdelkader NA, Abdelhakam SM, Dabbous H, Montasser IF, Massoud YM, Abdelmoaty W, Saleh SA, Bahaa M, Said H, El-Meteini M. Bacterial infections post-living-donor liver transplantation in Egyptian hepatitis C virus-cirrhotic patients: A single-center study. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(20): 896-904 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v9/i20/896.htm |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i20.896 |