Outcomes of colonization with MRSA and VRE among liver transplant candidates and recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1737-1743

  Russell, D L ^a   Flood, A ^a   Zaroda, T E ^a   Acosta, C ^a   Riley, M M S ^a   Busuttil, R W ^b   Pegues, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious complications; Liver transplantation; Survivor analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 48349108632     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02304.x     Document Type: Article

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