Multidrug-resistant Combined Infections in a Liver Transplanted Patient: Case Report

We report a case of successfully treated multiple liver abscesses in a liver-transplanted patient, sustained by combined multidrug-resistant infections. Two months after a liver transplant, a computed tomography scan revealed the presence of multiple abscesses in the liver graft. Blood cultures and...

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Published in:Experimental and clinical transplantation Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 340 - 343
Main Authors: Carraro, Amedeo, Montin, Umberto, Violi, Paola, Soldani, Fabio, Mazzi, Romualdo, Merighi, Mara, Kanani, Faheem, Concia, Ercole, Tedeschi, Umberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Turkey Başkent Üniversitesi 01.06.2018
Subjects:
Tıp
Ankara
Türkiye
Beta-lactamases-producing Enterobacter aerogenes
Klebsiella pneumonia
Liver transplant
Liver abscess
Carbapenem-resistant infection
ISSN:1304-0855, 2146-8427, 2146-8427
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Summary:We report a case of successfully treated multiple liver abscesses in a liver-transplanted patient, sustained by combined multidrug-resistant infections. Two months after a liver transplant, a computed tomography scan revealed the presence of multiple abscesses in the liver graft. Blood cultures and abscessual liver fluid were both positive for acquired colistin- and carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and an extended-spectrum of beta-lactamases-producing Enterobacter aerogenes. The treatment strategy consisted of different prolonged antimicrobial combinations and draining of the abscesses with complete recovery of the liver lesions.
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ISSN:1304-0855
2146-8427
2146-8427
DOI:10.6002/ect.2015.0312