Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms is associated with impaired survival of patients with surgically resected cholangiocarcinoma.
Maximilian N KinzlerAngelika StehleFalko SchulzeMichael HogardtThomas A WichelhausVolkhard A J KempfFabian FinkelmeierJörg TrojanStefan ZeuzemAndreas A SchnitzbauerWolf O BechsteinPeter J WildDirk WalterPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
MDRO-colonization contributes to poor survival in patients with surgically resected CCA. MDRO surveillance is necessary to optimize clinical management of infections and to potentially reduce mortality in this critical population.