Risk and Prognostic Factors of Osawa et al for Invasive Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Recipient from a Living Donor

 

Risk factors:

(1) ICU stay > 1 day prior to the transplant

(2) pretransplant steroid administration for fulminant hepatitis

 

Factors that may be associated with a better outcome:

(1) prompt diagnosis

(2) therapy with lipid complex formulation of amphotericin B

 

Invasive aspergillosis tends to occur soon after the transplant. It is important to monitor the patient:

(1) by CT scans of the lungs

(2) serum ELISA assay for galactomannan