Background: The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) across surgical procedures,
specialties, and conditions is reported to vary from 0.1% to 50%. Operative duration is often …

Infectious complications are major causes of morbidity and mortality after liver
transplantation, despite recent advances in the transplant field. Bacteria, fungi, viruses and …

Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are especially at risk of developing infections by
multidrug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacilli (GNB), as they are frequently exposed to …

From its inception the success of liver transplantation has been associated with massive
blood loss. Massive transfusion is classically defined as> 10 units of red blood cells within …

Despite recent advances in the transplant field, infectious complications after orthotopic liver
transplantation (OLT) are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Bacterial intra-abdominal …

Background Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is administered to liver transplant (LTx)
recipients to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs), but regimens are not standardized, and …

Background Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of surgical site infection and
wound complications. However, optimal management in the perioperative period is not well …

Background. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E)
carriage is frequent among liver transplant (LT) recipients, thereby fostering a large …

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a frequent infection site after liver transplantation (LT), and
multidrug-resistant bacteria are common agents of those infections. This study aimed to …

Bacterial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among solid organ
transplant recipients. Over the last two decades, various multidrug-resistant (MDR) …