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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6-7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
There are no detailed studies on the prevalence or clinical magnitude of bloodstream infection (BSI) following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The study aimed to assess the incidence and analyze the risk factors for BSI after LDLT. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the independent risk factors for postoperative BSI. Postoperatively, 26 episodes of BSI occurred in 21 of 242 studied adult patients by median postoperative d 35. Five patients had primary BSI. The source was unknown in 3 patients and an intravascular catheter in 2. The other 16 patients had secondary BSI. Secondary BSI was caused by surgical site infection in 8 patients, followed by intra-abdominal infection in 5, pneumonia in 2, and both surgical site infection and intra-abdominal infection in 1. The most frequent pathogen isolated was MRSA, which was detected in 4 patients. Surveillance culture detected the same isolates prior to BSI in 14 of 26 (50%) episodes. Diabetes mellitus and serum albumin level less than 2.4 g/dl independently predicted postoperative BSI. Perioperatively, screening for and taking actions against pathogen including MRSA should be performed in LDLT patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
509-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Bacteremia, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Diabetes Complications, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Gram-Negative Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Gram-Positive Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Living Donors, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Serum Albumin, pubmed-meshheading:18584539-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Bloodstream infection after living donor liver transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't