Common patterns of opportunistic infection are observed following solid organ transplantation based on epidemiologic exposures and the "net state of immunosuppression." The timeline is altered based on the immunosuppressive regimen and prophylactic medications. The dynamic assessment of infectious risk represents assays that will measure an individual's risk for infection due to specific pathogens or in general.
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From: Fishman JA, and the AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Introduction: Infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2009; 9 (Suppl 4):S3. Copyright © 2009 American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
