The declining effectiveness of antibiotics imposes potentially large health and economic
burdens on societies. Quantifying the economic outcomes of antibiotic resistance effectively …

Infectious complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality after liver
transplantation, despite recent advances in the transplant field. Bacteria, fungi, viruses and …

Background Although infections due to the six ESKAPE pathogens have recently been
identified as a serious emerging problem, information regarding bacteremia caused by …

Liver transplantation is a standard life-saving procedure for the treatment of many end-stage
liver diseases. The success of this procedure may be limited by infectious complications. In …

We sought to determine the frequency, risk factors, and clinical impact of recurrent urinary
tract infections (UTI) in kidney transplant recipients. Of 867 patients who received a kidney …

Organ transplantation, including of the heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, and small bowel,
is considered the therapy of choice for end-stage organ failure. Each year, over 70,000 …

The burden of infectious diseases both before and after liver transplantation is clearly
attributable to the dysfunction of defensive mechanisms of the host, both as a result of …

Possible etiologies of infection in the solid organ recipient are diverse, ranging from
common bacterial and viral pathogens to opportunistic pathogens that cause invasive …

The majority of patients who undergo liver transplantation (LT) spend some time in the
intensive care unit during the postoperative period. For some, this is an expected part of the …

Abstract Background Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E), including carbapenem-
resistant and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE, CefR-E), are …