Epidemiology and outcomes of deep surgical site infections following lung transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2137-2145

  Shields, R K ^a   Clancy, C J ^a,b   Minces, L R ^a   Shigemura, N ^a   Kwak, E J ^a   Silveira, F P ^a   Abdel Massih, R C ^a   Bhama, J K ^a   Bermudez, C A ^a   Pilewski, J M ^a   Crespo, M ^a   Toyoda, Y ^a   Nguyen, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyema; lung transplant; surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPYEMA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 84881373847     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12292     Document Type: Article

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