Molecular Epidemiology, Natural History, and Long-Term Outcomes of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales Colonization and Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E), including carbapenem-resistant and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE, CefR-E), are major pathogens following solid organ transplantation (SOT). METHODS: We prospectively studied patients who underwent lung, liver, and small bowel transplant from February 2015 through March 2017. Weekly perirectal swabs (up to 100 days...

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