title: Nosocomial infections within the first month of solid organ transplantation.
abstract: Infections remain a common complication of solid organ transplantation. Early postoperative infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Although significant effort has been made to understand the epidemiology and risk factors for early nosocomial infections in other surgical populations, data in SOT recipients are limited. A literature review was performed to summarize the current understanding of pneumonia, urinary tract infection, surgical-site infection, bloodstream infection, and Clostridium difficult colitis, occurring within the first 30 days after transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorschner
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: McElroy
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ison
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: C. difficile colitis; bacteremia; nosocomial infections; pneumonia; surgical site infection; urinary tract infection