Primary care providers (PCPs) in North America must prepare themselves to see a growing
number of solid organ transplant (SOT) patients. More SOTs are being performed, and SOT …

In 2005, more than 28,000 solid organ transplants were performed in the United States [1].
Accompanying the life-saving organ transplant for each of these patients was the …

Background: The impact of treated preoperative bacterial infections on the outcome of living-
donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to determine …

BACKGROUND: Infections are the leading cause of death in the first year after heart
transplantation (HTx) after the postoperative period. OBJECTIVE: To describe the timing …

Infectious disease after transplantation remains a field in evolution. Improved
immunosuppressive therapies for organ transplantation have reduced the incidence of …

Background. Infectious complications following living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT)
remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We analyzed the frequency and type of …

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 Infectious disease, a complication favored by immunosuppression, is the main
cause of 1st-year mortality in solid organ transplantation. In renal transplant recipients …

Although bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major cause of mortality after solid organ
transplantation, information regarding its prognostic factors is scarce. To identify risk factors …

Infections remain a common complication of solid organ transplantation. Early postoperative
infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant …