Infection Prevention in Transplantation
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Infection prevention in solid organ transplantation.
As complications from infection are a major cause of morbidity and mortality following transplantation, infection prevention is a cornerstone of any modern solid organ transplantation program. There is no doubt that, among other measures, antimicrobial prophylaxis has decreased the incidence and severity of posttransplant infections, and it is a major contributor to the currently improved survi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Infectious Disease Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1523-3847,1534-3146
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-015-0513-6