Nosocomial infections in renal transplant patients: risk factors and treatment implications associated with urinary tract and surgical site infections

A prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2000 to December 2001 to determine the rate of bacterial nosocomial infections in renal transplant recipients. The patients were divided into two groups according to the origin of the allograft, namely deceased or living related donors. One hundr...

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Published in:	The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 117 - 123
Main Authors:	Dantas, S.R.P.E., Kuboyama, R.H., Mazzali, M., Moretti, M.L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kent Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2006 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the urinary system Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Bacterial Infections - microbiology Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Biological and medical sciences Brazil - epidemiology Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Enterobacter cloacae Female General aspects Human bacterial diseases Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infectious diseases Kidney transplant Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Molecular typing Multivariate Analysis Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nosocomial infection Prospective Studies Risk Factors Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control Urinary tract. Prostate gland Brazil Kidney transplant Nosocomial infection Molecular typing Human Surgical wound Urinary system disease Typing Urinary tract disease Kidney Urinary tract infection Microbiological investigation Treatment Risk factor Public health
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