INCIDENCE AND OUTCOME OF INFECTION BY VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANTENTEROCOCCUS FOLLOWING ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
- 15 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Transplantation
- Vol. 65 (3), 439-442
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007890-199802150-00027
Abstract
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) has become a significant nosocomial pathogen. For this study, the records of 325 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) were reviewed. Thirty-four patients were infected by VRE (incidence of 10.5%, 14% in adults vs. 5% in children, PPP.Keywords
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