title: Comparative risk of bloodstream infection in organ transplant recipients.
abstract: To determine relative rates and sources of nosocomial bloodstream infection in solid organ transplant recipients, concurrently collected data on 277 consecutive patients were reviewed. Twenty-eight patients developed 40 infections. Liver recipients experienced a higher rate (28%) than either kidney (5%) or heart, heart-lung (10%). Primary infections (60% overall) caused by gram-positive bacteria (59% overall) predominated at all three sites.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McClean
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kneteman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors