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.