Clinical impact of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in nonliver solid organ transplantation and its implications for infection control strategies: A single-center, 10-year retrospective study.
Alexandra C McFarlaneDima KabbaniJeffrey A BakalStephanie W SmithPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2021)
Nonliver SOT patients have lower rates of VRE colonization than liver SOT, and colonization was not associated with increased adverse clinical outcomes. Although infection control strategies for VRE in hospital remain controversial, nonliver SOT should be considered among typical hospitalized patients when designing strategies for prevention.