Lessons learned from excess mortality associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase 2-producing K. pneumoniae in liver transplant recipients

Liver Transpl. 2014 Jun;20(6):736-8. doi: 10.1002/lt.23858. Epub 2014 Mar 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / mortality*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
  • Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / mortality*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Liver Transplantation / mortality*
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Selection
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase-2, Klebsiella pneumoniae