Emerging Transplant Infections: Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of salt transport. The natural history of the disease is determined by the development of chronic bronchiectasis and ensuing chronic colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi. End-stage lung disease commonly necessitates lung transplant, and occasionally even combined lung/liver or lung/kidney transplant may be the only way forward for affected patients. Due to the common organisms colonizing the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis, infections pre- and posttransplant are often complex and multidrug resistant and require the engagement of multidisciplinary teams for effective management.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_60-1