Infectious consequences of antimicrobial change from vancomycin-piperacillin/ tazobactam to vancomycin-cefepime in the prevention of AKI during orthotopic heart transplantation
Culture-positive infections within 30 days post-OHT were similar between patients receiving empiric intraoperative VPT and those receiving VC.
Authors
- Elaine Park
- Blaithin A. McMahon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8585-2787)
- Courtney E. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-0670)
- Arman Killic
- Syed Quadri
- Ashley L. Golbus
- Rupak Mukherjee
- Ryan J. Tedford
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12788-8
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00