Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in liver transplant patients
โ Scribed by Susan L. Orloff; Ann M.H. Busch; Ali J. Olyaei; Christopher L. Corless; Kent G. Benner; Ken D. Flora; Hugo R. Rosen; John M. Rabkin
- Book ID
- 117027003
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 177
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) has become a significant nosocomial pathogen for immunosuppressed patients. During a 5-month period in 1993, 8 cases of invasive infection with VREF (7 with bacteremia) were identified in liver transplant recipients, half of whom were adults. Epidemio
Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) infection is emerging in the transplant population, and there is no effective antibiotic therapy available. The aims of this retrospective review were to (1) investigate the outcome of and (2) identify common characteristics associated with VRE inf