Infections in children with left ventricular assist device.
Semra BayturanZülal ÜlgerZümrüt Şahbudak BalMustafa OzbaranPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2020)
Ventricular assist device-related infections were frequent among our study patients. The predominantly isolated agents were Gram-positive bacterial pathogens. However, the emergence of relatively high rate of Gram-negative bacterial and fungal infections was associated with mortality before the transplantation. Establishing local programs for surveillance data, controlling for infection rates, and antibiotic stewardship are essential to reduce mortality of VAD patients in developing countries.
Keyphrases
- gram negative
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- multidrug resistant
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- heart failure
- young adults
- stem cells
- left ventricular
- mesenchymal stem cells
- coronary artery disease
- risk factors
- bone marrow
- deep learning
- cell therapy
- atrial fibrillation
- african american