Impact of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) infections in kidney transplantation.

Giovanni VarottiFerdinando DodiAlessia TerullaGregorio SantoriGabriele MariottiniMassimo BertocchiAnna MarcheseIris Fontana

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2017)

The study confirmed that a CR-KP positivity may affect the outcome of a kidney transplant population. In severe CR-KP infections with sepsis, a combined antibiotic treatment seems to be advisable.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistant
escherichia coli
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
early onset
septic shock
replacement therapy