After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found. Through a series of mouse-model studies, the researchers ...

The majority of infections that occur in organ transplant recipients are opportunistic and are a major cause of death in the immunocompromised patient. Opportunistic infections are caused by organisms ...

A mysterious deadly infection that affects roughly 4 percent of all lung transplant recipients is treatable with antibiotics, a Northwestern Medicine physician and his team found in a recent study.

Oct. 7 -- TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early diagnosis and treatment of ear infections can help avoid life-threatening complications for organ-transplant patients, a new study finds.

A new study examined the records of 4452 Asian patients with ADPKD treated at 2 tertiary-care centers over a period of 15 years. Patients with ADPKD had higher rates of post-transplant diabetes ...

Fungal infections, especially invasive candidiasis and invasive aspergillosis, remain problematic among solid organ transplant recipients (SOT), but overall mortality appears to have improved, new ...

Children eligible for stem cell transplantation will have several preliminary appointments for tests and blood work scheduled before being admitted for transplant. These pre-transplant evaluations and ...

A non-randomized clinical trial examining the safety and acceptability of fecal microbiota transplantation in long-term acute care hospital patients revealed that the intervention is safe and ...