Clinical Practice Study
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World J Transplant. Feb 24, 2018; 8(1): 23-37
Published online Feb 24, 2018. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v8.i1.23
Table 1 List of type of opportunistic microorganisms that infected liver and kidney recipients during the post-transplant period n (%)
Type of opportunistic microorganismLiver transplant recipients (n = 30)Kidney transplant recipients (n = 31)
Presence of overall opportunistic infection (Yes/No)18 (60)/12 (40)19 (61.3)/12 (38.7)
Presence of bacterial infection (Yes/No)12 (66.7)/6 (33.3)17 (84.2)/3 (15.8)
Staphylococcus hominis2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)1 (5.8)/15 (94.2)
Staphylococcus epidermidis5 (41.7)/7 (58.3)5 (29.4)/11 (70.6)
Staphylococcus haemolyticus2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)2 (11.8)/14 (88.2)
Enterococcus faecalis1 (8.3)/11 (91.7)3 (17.6)/13 (82.4)
Enterococcus faecium03 (17.6)/13 (82.4)
Clostridium difficile2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)3 (17.6)/13 (82.4)
Proteus mirabilis1 (8.3)/11 (91.7)4 (23.5)/12 (76.5)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)5 (29.4)/11 (70.6)
Serratia marcescens1 (8.3)/11 (91.7)0
Escherichia coli2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)13 (76.5)/3 (23.5)
Treponema pallidum1 (8.3)/11 (91.7)0
Enterobacter aerogenes2 (16.7)/10 (83.3)1 (5.8)/15 (94.2)
Enterobacter cloacae03 (17.6)/13 (82.4)
Streptococcus sp.1 (8.3)/11 (91.7)0
Citrobacter koseri02 (11.8)/14 (88.2)
Morganella morganii01 (5.8)/15 (94.2)
Klebsiella oxytoca02 (11.8)/14 (88.2)
Klebsiella pneumoniae oxytoca01 (5.8)/15 (94.2)
Hafnia alvei01 (5.8)/15 (94.2)
Salmonella typhi02 (11.8)/14 (88.2)
Presence of yeast infection (Yes/No)4 (22.2)/14 (77.8)3 (15.8)/16 (84.2)
Candida albicans4 (100)/03 (100)/0
Presence of viral infection (Yes/No)17 (94.4)/1 (5.6)17 (89.5)/2 (10.5)
Cytomegalovirus11 (64.7)/6 (35.3)12 (70.6)/5 (29.4)
BK virus3 (17.6)/14 (82.4)6 (35.3)/11 (64.7)
Epstein-Barr virus2 (11.8)/15 (88.2)3 (17.6)/14 (82.4)
Varicella-Zoster virus2 (11.8)/15 (88.2)0
Presence of parasitic infection (Yes/No)3 (16.7)/15 (83.3)3 (15.8)/16 (84.2)
Toxoplasma gondii3 (100)/02 (66.7)/1 (33.3)
Strongyloides stercoralis01 (33.3)/2 (66.7)

  • Citation: Boix F, Llorente S, Eguía J, Gonzalez-Martinez G, Alfaro R, Galián JA, Campillo JA, Moya-Quiles MR, Minguela A, Pons JA, Muro M. In vitro intracellular IFNγ, IL-17 and IL-10 producing T cells correlates with the occurrence of post-transplant opportunistic infection in liver and kidney recipients. World J Transplant 2018; 8(1): 23-37
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v8/i1/23.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v8.i1.23