Iron excess in the hepatic explant is associated with an increased risk of invasive fungal infection in liver transplant recipients: Ajit P Limaye, Mary P Bronner, Kris V Kowdley, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Association of hepatic iron overload wit

Association of hepatic iron overload with invasive fungal infection in liver transplant recipients

✍ Jacob Alexander; Ajit P. Limaye; Cynthia W. Ko; Mary P. Bronner; Kris V. Kowdley 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 91 KB 👁 2 views

Invasive fungal infection is a serious complication of orthotopic liver transplantation, but its risk factors remain incompletely defined. Iron overload has already been associated with increased risk of fungal infections, but it has not yet been assessed as a risk factor in liver transplantation. W