amphotericin-b and Clostridium-Infections

Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Aortitis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Clostridium Infections; Coccidioidomycosis; Device Removal; Enterobacter cloacae; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Fluconazole; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Male; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Postoperative Complications; Prosthesis-Related Infections

Topics: Abdominal Wall; Acute Kidney Injury; Adult; Amphotericin B; Anti-Infective Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Antifungal Agents; Clostridium Infections; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Debridement; Dermatomycoses; Hepatitis; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Liver Transplantation; Male; Mucormycosis; Opportunistic Infections; Postoperative Complications; Primary Graft Dysfunction; Reoperation; Triazoles

Identification of the cause and subsequent specific therapy are indicated for those prolonged or relapsing fevers that follow abdominal surgery. On rare occasions, these fevers can be attributed to potentially life-threatening occult infections, including maxillary sinusitis, acute cholecystitis, antibiotic-related pseudomembranous colitis, toxic shock syndrome, systemic candidiasis, and transfusion-related cytomegalovirus disease, malaria, and babesiosis. Early recognition and appropriate treatment of these infections relieve anxiety, reduce hospital costs, and increase patient survival rates.

Topics: Abdomen; Acute Disease; Amphotericin B; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Infections; Candidiasis; Cholecystitis; Clostridium Infections; Colitis; Fever; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Intubation, Gastrointestinal; Intubation, Intratracheal; Maxillary Sinus; Postoperative Complications; Shock, Septic; Sinusitis; Staphylococcal Infections; Transfusion Reaction