Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
• Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
• Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
• Common bacteria (endogenous): Streptococci (oral), Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut), Clostridioides difficile (gut)
• Fungi: Candida spp. (mucosa), Aspergillus spp. (airways)
• Viruses: HSV (reactivation), RSV
Early Post-Engraftment:
• Viruses: CMV (reactivation), VZV (reactivation), HHV-6, Adenovirus, RSV
• Fungi: Aspergillus spp. (airways), Pneumocystis jirovecii (airways)
• Protozoa: Toxoplasma gondii
Late post-engraftment:
• Bacteria (encapsulated): Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus
• Viruses: VZV (reactivation), CMV (reactivation), RSV
• Fungi: P. jirovecii (airways)
• Protozoa: T. gondii
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