MRSA and VRE colonization in solid organ transplantation: A meta-analysis of published studies

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1887-1894

  Ziakas, P D ^a,b   Pliakos, E E ^a,c   Zervou, F N ^a   Knoll, B M ^a,b   Rice, L B ^b   Mylonakis, E ^a,b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; clinical research practice; health services and outcomes research; infection and infectious agents; liver transplantation hepatology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMPLICATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LIVER FAILURE; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARRIER STATE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84904658467     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12784     Document Type: Article

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