Rising problem of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria causing bloodstream infections after liver transplantation: How should we handle the issue?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1217-1219

  Mrzljak, Anna ^a   Peric, Zinaida ^a   Kovacevic, Visnja ^b   Gustin, Denis ^a   Vrhovac, Radovan ^a   Andrasevic, Arjana Tambic ^b  

^a University of Zagreb

^b Croatia

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROATIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROATIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952117702     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22137     Document Type: Letter

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