Role of liposomal amphotericin B prophylaxis after liver transplantation compared with fluconazole for high-risk patients. impact on infections and mortality within one year.

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Published in Transplant Proc on September 01, 2012

Authors

A Perrella1, C Esposito, D Pisaniello, L D'Alessio, O Perrella, A Marcos, O Cuomo

Author Affiliations

1: Laparoscopic, Hepatic and Liver Transplant Unit, AORN A. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy; VII Department of Infectious Disease and Immunology, AORN Monaldi-Cotugno-CTO, Naples, Italy. alessandroperrella@fastwebnet.it

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