Publications by authors named "Linard D Hoessly"
Importance: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the most common health care-associated infections. Surgical site infections can have harmful effects in liver transplant (LT) recipients.
Objective: To assess the incidence of SSI after LT and identify risk factors associated with SSIs and whether SSIs are associated with death and graft loss.
Article Synopsis
- * The study discovered that deep incisional and organ/space infections were the most common types of SSIs, with Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. being the most frequently identified bacteria.
- * Key risk factors for developing SSIs included a BMI of 25 or higher and delayed graft function, both of which were linked to increased chances of graft loss post-transplant.
Bacteremia During the First Year After Solid Organ Transplantation: An Epidemiological Update.
Open Forum Infect Dis
June 2023
Background: There are limited contemporary data on the epidemiology and outcomes of bacteremia in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTr).
Methods: Using the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study registry from 2008 to 2019, we performed a retrospective nested multicenter cohort study to describe the epidemiology of bacteremia in SOTr during the first year post-transplant.
Results: Of 4383 patients, 415 (9.