Does vancomycin resistance increase mortality in Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia after orthotopic liver transplantation? A retrospective study
ConclusionVancomycin resistance did not influence outcome among patients withEnterococcus faecium bacteraemia after OLT. Only underlying severity of disease predicted poor outcome among this homogenous patient population.Trial registrationThis study was registered at the German clinical trials register (DRKS-ID:DRKS00013285).
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
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