Infectious Complications of Lung Transplant for COVID-Associated Lung Injury (CALI): A Single Center Case-Control Cohort Study.
Rebecca OsbornMaha AlamriRade TomicMichael G IsonPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Patients who received a lung transplant for CALI are more deconditioned with prolonged hospital stays and experience more infectious complications immediately pre- and post-transplant. Infections due to MDROs are important contributors to morbidity and mortality in this population and antimicrobial stewardship is urgently needed.