Abstract
Diarrhea affects up to 52% of solid organ transplant recipients and up to 80% of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Diarrhea can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, acute renal failure, hypotension, drug toxicity, rejection, and malnutrition. Diarrhea has a significant impact on patients’ quality of life.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Emerging Transplant Infections |
Subtitle of host publication | Clinical Challenges and Implications |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 1639-1660 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030258696 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030258689 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2021 |
Keywords
- Adenovirus
- Astrovirus
- Calcineurin inhibitors
- Clostridium difficile
- Colitis
- Colitis
- Cryptosporidium
- Cytomegalovirus
- Diarrhea
- Engraftment syndrome
- Enteritis
- Giardia
- Graft-versus-host disease
- Human bocavirus
- Multiplex PCR gastrointestinal panel
- Mycophenolate mofetil
- Neutropenic colitis
- Norovirus
- Rotavirus
- Transplant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine