Influence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrier status in liver transplant recipients

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1710-1712

  Woeste, G ^a   Zapletal, C ^a   Wullstein, C ^a   Golling, M ^a   Bechstein, W O ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL;

CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 20244390632     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.03.136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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