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Antimicrobial Resistance
Vancomycin-resistant infections are low among liver transplant candidates
September 1st, 2003
Vancomycin-resistant infections are low among liver transplant candidates. "The orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) population has been particularly affected by the increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) infections in recent years. Pretransplant colonization prevalence, the role of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) antimicrobial prophylaxis as a risk factor, and the risk of post-OLT infection in colonized patients are all unknowns. We prospectively evaluated OLT candidates at our center with the aim of answering these questions," investigators in the United States reported. "Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization status was...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-09-01)
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