Nontuberculous mycobacterial and Aspergillus infections among cadaveric lung transplant recipients in Japan

Respiratory Investigation
Kazunobu TachibanaSeiji Hayashi

Abstract

Lung transplantation is an effective treatment modality for respiratory failure. Chronic lung infections, including infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and Aspergillus, are difficult to control, and uncontrolled infections are relative contraindications for lung transplantation. However, few reports have documented the incidence and outcome of these infections in lung transplant recipients. To quantify the incidence and outcomes of colonization and disease caused by NTM and aspergillosis in recipients before and after lung transplantation, we reviewed the medical records and microbiology data from 240 consecutive cadaveric lung transplant recipients between 2000 and 2014. Before lung transplantation, NTM and Aspergillus species were isolated from five (2.1%) and six (2.5%) patients, respectively, out of the total 240 recipients. All patients with NTM infection received treatment, resulting in culture conversion. They had no recurrence after lung transplantation. All patients with aspergillosis received treatment, one of whom had recurrence after lung transplantation. Over a median follow-up period of 3.3 years, NTM species were isolated after transplantation from eight of 240 patients (3.3%). Five of these pa...Continue Reading

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Jan 24, 2019·Surgical Case Reports·Naoko OseYasushi Shintani
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Oct 14, 2021·Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : Official Journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation·Shimon IzhakianMordechai R Kramer

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