Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms impairs survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Vera HimmelsbachMate KnabePhillip G FerstlKai-Henrik PeifferJan A StratmannThomas A WichelhausMichael HogardtVolkhard A J KempfStefan ZeuzemOliver WaidmannFabian FinkelmeierOlivier BalloPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2021)
MDRO-colonization is an independent risk factor for survival in patients with HCC highlighting the importance of regular MDRO screening, isolation measures as well as interdisciplinary antibiotic steward-ship programs to guide responsible use of antibiotic agents.