#74: Development of a Solid-Organ Transplant-Specific Antibiogram in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Canada
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaa170.001
Abstract: Solid-organ transplant (SOT) patients are more vulnerable to infections by antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AROs) because of their hospital exposure, compromised immune systems, and antimicrobial exposure. Therefore, it may be useful for transplant facilities to create transplant-specific… read more here.
Keywords: hospital wide; antibiogram; transplant; solid organ ... See more keywords
Evaluating Patient-Specific Antibiograms
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.562
Abstract: Abstract Background Generating antibiograms has been standard practice in many hospitals for decades, and many guidelines recommend updating the data on a yearly basis. While effective at summarizing a hospital’s susceptibility data across all patients,… read more here.
Keywords: patient specific; susceptibility; llc employee; specific antibiograms ... See more keywords