Clinical relevance of bacteraemia with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus vs. vancomycin-sensible enterococcus in patients after orthotopic liver transplantatio
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Orthotopic liver transplantation, Bacteremia, vancomycin resistant enterococcus, vancomycin sensible enterococcus, multidrug resistant pathoge, enterococcus spp, Mortalität
- Registration Number
- DRKS00013285
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
All patients above the age of 18 who got a orthotopic liver transplantation and suffered from a bloodstream infection with VRE or/and VSE between 01/01/2007 and 12/31/2016.
Exclusion Criteria
Age < 18 years and not fullfill inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Are patients after OLT (orthotopic liver transplantation) within 30 days after blood stream infection with vancomycin resistant enterococcus at higher risk to die compared to patients with vancomycin sensible enterococcus?
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Is the hospital stay of OLT patients after a blood stream infection with vancomycin resistant enterococcus longer then after a blood stream infection with vancomycin sensible enterococcus?<br>2. Are patients after OLT within 30 days after a bacteremia with vancomycin resistant enteroccous at higher risk of multi organ failure then patients with a bacteremia with vancomycin sensible enterococcus?