2023
Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions
Turbett S, Banach D, Bard J, Gandhi R, Letourneau A, Azar M. Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions. Transplant Infectious Disease 2023, 25: e14113. PMID: 37594214, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14113.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCommunicable DiseasesDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansOrgan TransplantationSepsisTransplant RecipientsConceptsUnmet needSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationTransplant infectious diseasesEffective antimicrobial therapyPositive blood culturesFast institutionSOT recipientsTransplant recipientsDiagnostic stewardshipBloodstream infectionsAntimicrobial therapyBlood culturesClinical guidanceOrgan transplantationConsensus conferenceClinical practiceInfectious diseasesClinical microbiologyAmerican SocietyTransplantationResistance detectionBacterial resistanceRecipients
2020
Daptomycin perioperative prophylaxis for the prevention of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus infection in colonized liver transplant recipients
Sarwar S, Koff A, Malinis M, Azar MM. Daptomycin perioperative prophylaxis for the prevention of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus infection in colonized liver transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2020, 22: e13280. PMID: 32216015, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsDays of LTVRE infectionTransplant recipientsPerioperative prophylaxisRisk factorsLT periodVancomycin-resistant enterococcus infectionAntibiotic prophylaxis regimenDays post-LTAcute cellular rejectionPrimary graft failureLiver transplantation recipientsRenal replacement therapyRetrospective chart reviewIntensive care unitMultiple risk factorsVancomycin-resistant EnterococcusCellular rejectionLT morbidityPost-LTPre-LTProphylaxis regimenCause mortalityVRE bacteremia