The burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-
resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization among the increasing number of solid organ …

Background: Inadequate antibiotic therapy and failure to administer antibiotics in a timely
fashion have been associated with substantial mortality rates in patients in the intensive care …

Bacterial infections are common complications of solid organ transplantation (SOT). In this
study, we defined the incidence, mortality and in vitro antimicrobial resistance rates of Gram …

Background Infections caused by multidrug‐resistant gram‐negative bacilli (GNB) cause
significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Methods We …

The number of patients undergoing hematopoietic cell and solid organ transplantation are
increasing every year, as are the number of centers both transplanting and caring for these …

Background Performance of active screening for multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria
(MDR‐GNB) and administration of targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) in colonized patients …

Background Infections caused by multidrug‐resistant gram‐negative bacilli (MDR GNB), in
particular extended‐spectrum β‐lactamase‐producing (ESBL‐E) and carbapenem‐resistant …

Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic gram-negative bacteria is one of the most pressing
challenges in the field of infectious diseases and is one of 4 key areas of unmet medical …

Increasingly potent immunosuppressive agents have dramatically reduced the incidence of
rejection of transplanted organs while increasing susceptibility to opportunistic infections …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) remain important causes of morbidity and mortality among
solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and still threaten the success of SOT. In general …