Open Access<p>Risk Factors and Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection After Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study in a Chinese Population</p>
Author(s) -
Ying Chen,
Weili Wang,
Wei Zhang,
Yuntao Zhang,
Shu Tang,
Pingping Wu,
Lei Zeng,
Chao Qian,
Tingbo Liang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s278084
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , medicine , carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae , enterobacteriaceae , retrospective cohort study , population , transplantation , biology , environmental health , gene , escherichia coli , genetics
There is an increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection after liver transplantation (LT). Improved understanding of the risk factors and outcomes of CRE infections can help us to develop effective preventive strategies and even guide early treatment of high-risk LT patients.