Table 4.

PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE OF TRANSPLANTATION

Type of Transplantation	Associated Pathogens	Comments
Heart	T. gondi EBV (PTLD)	At higher risk of perioperative cerebrovascular events
Lung	PTLD Aspergillus sp.	PTLD more common in patients with primary EBV infection
Liver	Enteric organisms L. monocytogenes C. neoformans	During first month after transplantation In the presence of chronic active hepatitis Also at higher risk of central pontine myelinolysis
Kidney	Gram-negative organisms CMV, EBV	During first month after transplantation Encephalopathy may be seen with acute rejection of transplant
Bone marrow	Herpes viruses	Also most common cause of infection in organ transplant recipients

Compiled from:³, ⁶⁴, ⁷⁵, ⁷⁶, ⁸⁶, ¹⁰⁶, ¹³⁸