Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are an important threat to the health of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTr). However, data comparing outcomes of SOTr with CRE to non-SOTr with CRE is lacking.
David Van Duin, MD, PhD, performed a cohort study within 2 prospective, multicenter, cohort studies. The epidemiology, desirability of outcome rankings, outcomes, and mortality of SOTr and non-SOTr hospitalized in the United States (December 2011-August 2017) with clinical isolates with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-defined CRE were compared.
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