Does vancomycin resistance increase mortality in Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia after orthotopic liver transplantation? A retrospective study

Does vancomycin resistance increase mortality in Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia after orthotopic liver transplantation? A retrospective study

Abstract Background The relevance of vancomycin resistance in enterococcal blood stream infections (BSI) is still controversial. Aim of this study was to outline the effect of vancomycin resistance of Enterococcus faecium on the outcome of patients with BSI after orthotopic liver transplantation (OL...

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Main Authors: S. Dubler, M. Lenz, S. Zimmermann, D. C. Richter, K. H. Weiss, A. Mehrabi, M. Mieth, T. Bruckner, M. A. Weigand, T. Brenner, A. Heininger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Enterococci
Bacteraemia
Mortality
Vancomycin resistance
Liver transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0683-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0683-3

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