Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6129348 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2015 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
We performed a retrospective single-centre 1:3 case-control study to investigate the characteristics of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) occurring in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients between 2000 and 2012. Nine cases were identified in 752 OLT recipients (1.2%), with a median time from OLT to VO of 12 weeks. In comparison with 27 VO not occurring in OLT patients (controls), VO occurring in OLT recipients was characterized by decreased levels of inflammation biomarkers (average C-reactive protein 65.1 mg·Lâ1 vs. 167 mg·Lâ1, p 0.02; average white blood cell count 4.8 Ã 109·Lâ1 vs. 12.9 Ã 109·Lâ1, p < 0.001), higher rate of fungal infections (3/9 vs. 0/27, p 0.01), lower rate of bacterial infections (3/9 vs. 25/27, p 0.001) and decreased proportion of positive blood cultures (1/9 vs. 16/27, p 0.02) despite a trend towards higher rate of multifocal infection. Microbiologic outcomes were similar between the two groups. Overall, VO in OLT patients was more difficult to diagnose as a result of altered inflammation response and specific microbial epidemiology of causal microorganisms.
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Authors
R. Buzelé, V. Zarrouk, C. Francoz, F. Durand, B. Fantin,