Update and actual trends on bacterial infections following liver transplantation

Figure 1 A: Gadolinium enhanced brain MRI demonstrating multiple ring-enhancing lesions, compatible with abscesses, located in the cerebellum; B: Gram stain of the spinal fluid of the same patient showing gram-positive rods. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated in spinal fluid culture.

Figure 2 A: Chest CT scan showing multilobar pneumonic consolidation with cavitary lesions; B: Gimenez stain of a bronchoalveolar lavage specimen of the same patient showing small red coccobacilli; C: Legionella pneumophila was cultured on selective buffered charcoal yeast extract agar.

Figure 3 A: Gram stained smear of a subcutaneous lesion aspirate demonstrating branching and beaded filamentous appearance gram-positive rods; B: Nocardia asteroides was isolated in culture.