Bacteremia is among the known complications in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT). This study evaluated the frequency of microbial isolates and their susceptibility profiles among cultures of clinical samples obtained from blood and from the tips of blood vessel catheters of 26 SPKT recipients suspected of bacteremia in the early posttransplant period.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Transplantation Institute, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chalubinskiego Street, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland. dkawecki@o2.pl
