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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2020

Donor-derived vancomycin-resistant enterococci transmission and bloodstream infection after intestinal transplantation.

Carlos L Correa-Martínez, Felix Becker, Vera Schwierzeck, Alexander Mellmann, Jens G Brockmann, Stefanie Kampmeier

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Article in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Small bowel transplantation from SARS-CoV-2 respiratory PCR positive donors: Is it safe?Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos L Correa-MartínezInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Robert-Koch-Straße 41, 48149, Münster, Germany. carlos.correa@ukmuenster.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4779-2976
Felix BeckerDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Waldeyerstraße 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Vera SchwierzeckInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Robert-Koch-Straße 41, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Alexander MellmannInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Robert-Koch-Straße 41, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Jens G BrockmannDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Waldeyerstraße 1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Stefanie KampmeierInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, Robert-Koch-Straße 41, 48149, Münster, Germany.
University Hospital Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransplant recipients are at high risk for infections. However, donor-recipient transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) remains mostly unaddressed in the protocols of pre-transplant infection and colonization screening. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are MDROs that colonize the gastrointestinal tract and are associated with a significant burden of disease. Besides the high mortality of invasive VRE infections, chronic colonization leads to costly isolation measures in the hospital setting. Whereas most post-transplantation VRE infections are endogenous and thus preceded by colonization of the recipient, conclusive evidence of VRE transmission via allograft in the context of intestinal transplantation is lacking. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a donor-derived VRE infection after intestinal transplantation including small bowel and right hemicolon. The recipient, a 54-year old male with history of mesenteric ischemia and small bowel perforation due to generalized atherosclerosis and chronic stenosis of the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery, developed an intra-abdominal infection and bloodstream infection after transplantation. VRE isolates recovered from the patient as well as from the allograft prior to transplantation were analyzed via whole genome sequencing. Isolates showed to be genetically identical, thus confirming the transmission from donor to recipient.

conclusionsThis case underlines the relevance of donor-recipient VRE transmission and invasive infection in the context of intestinal transplantation, highlighting the need for preoperative MDRO screening that facilitates the prompt and effective treatment of possible infections as well as the timely establishment of contact precautions to prevent further spread.

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Tissue DonorsVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciBacteremiaDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansIntestinesMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsBloodstream infectionDonor-derived infectionMultidrug-resistant organismsTransplantationVancomycin-resistant enterococciWhole genome sequencing

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PMCPMC7648953
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