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Younes A et al. - The results of this study suggest a reduced post-operative neutrophil activation in liver transplant recipients suffering from post-hepatitic cirrhosis compared to cirrhosis due to other causes. The authors hypothesized that neutrophil dysfunction in those patients depends on the underlying disease with an increased susceptibility to bacterial or fungal infections.

Today in Infectious Disease...keeping you current

Diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous group A streptococcal peritonitis
British Journal of Surgery, 12/10/09

Using antimicrobial solution for irrigation in appendicitis to lower surgical site infection rates
The American Journal of Surgery, 12/10/09

Prevention of lung ischemia–reperfusion injury by short hairpin RNA–mediated caspase-3 gene silencing
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 12/10/09

Today in Transplantation...keeping you current

Lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension
Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 12/10/09

Survival benefit of liver transplantation and the effect of underlying liver disease
Surgery, 12/10/09

Outcomes of Children With Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Listed for Heart Transplant: A Multi-institutional Study
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 12/09/09