Antibiotic Prophylaxis in (Sub)Normothermic Organ Preservation

Authors :: Bruinsma, Bote G.
Post, Ivo C.J.H.
Rijssen, Lennart B. van
de Boer, Leonie
Heger, Michal
Zaat, Sebastian A.J.
Gulik, Thomas M. van
Source :: Transplantation; April 2013, Vol. 95 Issue: 8 p1064-1069, 6p
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Bacterial contamination during cold organ preservation occurs without major complications. However, with organ preservation steering toward (sub)normothermic temperatures, bacterial contamination may be detrimental with limited evidence to support the choice of antibiotic.