Korean J Intern Med.
2015 Jul;30(4):506-514. 10.3904/kjim.2015.30.4.506.
Infections after lung transplantation: time of occurrence, sites, and microbiologic etiologies
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. soleemd@amc.seoul.kr
- 2Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 6Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2366011
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.30.4.506
Abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIMS
Infections are major causes of both early and late death after lung transplantation (LT). The development of prophylaxis strategies has altered the epidemiology of post-LT infections; however, recent epidemiological data are limited. We evaluated infections after LT at our institution by time of occurrence, site of infections, and microbiologic etiologies.
METHODS
All consecutive patients undergoing lung or heart-lung transplantation between October 2008 and August 2014 at our institution were enrolled. Cases of infections after LT were initially identified from the prospective registry database, which was followed by a detailed review of the patients' medical records.
RESULTS
A total of 108 episodes of post-LT infections (56 bacterial, 43 viral, and nine fungal infections) were observed in 34 LT recipients. Within 1 month after LT, the most common bacterial infections were catheter-related bloodstream infections (42%). Pneumonia was the most common site of bacterial infection in the 2- to 6-month period (28%) and after 6 months (47%). Cytomegalovirus was the most common viral infection within 1 month (75%) and in the 2- to 6-month period (80%). Respiratory viruses were the most common viruses after 6 months (48%). Catheter-related candidemia was the most common fungal infection. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis developed after 6 months. Survival rates at the first and third years were 79% and 73%, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
Although this study was performed in a single center, we provide valuable and recent detailed epidemiology data for post-LT infections. A further multicenter study is required to properly evaluate the epidemiology of post-LT infections in Korea.
Keyword
MeSH Terms
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Adult
Bacterial Infections/diagnosis/*microbiology/mortality
Catheter-Related Infections/microbiology/virology
Cytomegalovirus Infections/virology
Female
Heart-Lung Transplantation/*adverse effects/mortality
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lung Transplantation/*adverse effects/mortality
Male
Medical Records
Middle Aged
Mycoses/diagnosis/*microbiology/mortality
Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology
Registries
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Virus Diseases/diagnosis/mortality/*virology
