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Introduction to the Immunocompromised Host Society Consensus Conference on Epidemiology, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Patients

Rubin, Robert H. ; Schaffner, Andreas ; Speich, Rudolf

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001, vol. 33, no. Supplement_1, p. S1-S4

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    Title
    • Introduction to the Immunocompromised Host Society Consensus Conference on Epidemiology, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Patients
    Author
    • Rubin, Robert H.. Center for Experimental Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • Schaffner, Andreas. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Speich, Rudolf. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001, vol. 33, no. Supplement_1, p. S1-S4. The University of Chicago Press
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    Classification
    • Health
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:298975
    Summary
    Infectious complications are still a significant cause of morbidity and death in solid-organ transplant patients, with significant infection being found in up to two-thirds of these individuals. The risk of infection in the organ transplant patient, particularly of opportunistic infection, is largely determined by 3 factors: the net state of immunosuppression, the epidemiologic exposures the patient encounters, and the consequences of the invasive procedures to which the patient is subjected. The most important principles of patient treatment are prevention, early diagnosis, and specific therapy. This issue is designed as a position paper by a group of experts on epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, and management of infections in solid-organ transplant patients. We feel that our efforts may serve as an important first step in the development of guidelines in this area