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Beta-lactam allergies, surgical site infections, and prophylaxis in solid organ transplant recipients at a single center: A retrospective cohort study.

Clayton MowrerElizabeth LydenStephen MatthewsAnum AbbasScott BergmanBryan T AlexanderTrevor C Van SchooneveldErica J Stohs
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2022)
BLA transplant recipients received nonpreferred SSI prophylaxis more frequently than non-BLA recipients, but there was no difference in 30-day SSIs between the groups. One-fourth of solid organ transplant recipients received systemic antibiotics within 30 days of transplant.
Keyphrases
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • escherichia coli
  • gram negative
  • kidney transplantation