Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms is associated with in increased mortality in liver transplant candidates.
Philip G FerstlNatalie FilmannEva-Maria HeilgenthalAndreas A SchnitzbauerWolf O BechsteinVolkhard A J KempfDavid VillingerTilman G SchultzeMichael HogardtChristoph StephanHaitham MutlakNina WeilerMarcus Maximilian MückeJonel TrebickaStefan ZeuzemOliver WaidmannMartin-Walter WelkerPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Colonization with MDRO is associated with increased mortality on the waiting list, but not in short-term follow-up after LT. Moreover, colonization with CRGN seems associated with high mortality in liver transplant candidates and recipients.