New approaches for the detection of invasive fungal diseases in patients following liver transplantation: results of an observational clinical pilot study
Despite antifungal prophylaxis following liver transplantation (LTX), patients are at risk for the development of subsequent opportunistic infections, such as an invasive fungal disease (IFD). However, culture-based diagnostic procedures are associated with relevant weaknesses.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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5 March 2019
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Langenbeck's archives of surgery
Year: 2019, Volume: 404, Issue: 3, Pages: 309-325 |
| ISSN: | 1435-2451 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00423-019-01769-y |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-019-01769-y |
| Author Notes: | Sebastian O. Decker, Albert Krüger, Henryk Wilk, Silke Grumaz, Yevhen Vainshtein, Felix C.F. Schmitt, Florian Uhle, Thomas Bruckner, Stefan Zimmermann, Arianeb Mehrabi, Markus Mieth, Karl Heinz Weiss, Markus A. Weigand, Stefan Hofer, Kai Sohn, Thorsten Brenner |
| Summary: | Despite antifungal prophylaxis following liver transplantation (LTX), patients are at risk for the development of subsequent opportunistic infections, such as an invasive fungal disease (IFD). However, culture-based diagnostic procedures are associated with relevant weaknesses. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 30.03.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1435-2451 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00423-019-01769-y |