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. 2013 Sep 2;8(9):e72893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072893

Table 5. Posttransplant infection entities found in living-donor liver transplant recipients with pretransplant infections involving different organ systems*.

No. recipients and pretransplant infection episodes Posttransplant infection entities (episode)
IAI BSI pneumonia UTI
Recipients with pretransplant UTI (n = 14)
Episodes of posttransplant infection (n = 16) 7 2 5 2
Recipients with pretransplant SBP (n = 11)
Episodes of posttransplant infection(n = 13) 7 1 4 1
Recipients with pretransplant pneumonia (n = 7)
Episodes of posttransplant infection (n = 7) 4 0 3 0
Recipients with pretransplant primary BSI (n = 6)
Episodes of posttransplant infection (n = 7) 4 1 1 1
Recipients with pretransplant cellulitis (n = 2)
Episodes of posttransplant infection (n = 3) 2 0 0 1
Recipients with pretransplant septic arthritis (n = 1)
Episodes of posttransplant infection (n = 2) 1 0 1 0
*

One patient might experienced one or more pretransplant and/or posttransplant infections.

Abbreviations: UTI = Urinary tract infection, SBP = Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, BSI = Bloodstream infection.

Including bacterial peritonitis, biliary tract infection, liver abscess, and enterocolitis.