Fatal Donor-Derived Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in a Combined Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) infections in solid organ transplant recipients are associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a fatal donor-derived CR-KP infection in a combined kidney-pancreas transplant. Given the short interval of time between donor hosp...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Varotti, Ferdinando Dodi, Anna Marchese, Alessia Terulla, Massimo Bertocchi, Iris Fontana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7920951