Bacterial bloodstream infections in liver transplantation: Etiologic agents and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1973-1976

  Sganga, G ^a   Spanu, T ^a   Bianco, G ^a   Fiori, B ^a   Nure, E ^a   Pepe, G ^a   D'Inzeo, T ^a   Lirosi, M C ^a   Frongillo, F ^a   Agnes, S ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84866319576     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.06.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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