Anal y sis of 60 Ep i sodes in a Teaching

teremia is still a se ri ous in fec tion in re nal trans plant re cip i ents, with the mor tal ity rate re ported to be 11%.. How ever, un der stand ing of the clin i cal spec trum of bacteremia post re nal trans plan ta tion in Tai wan is lack ing. This study was un der taken in an at tempt to an a lyze the caus ative or gan isms, the sites of pri mary in fec tion, and the pos si ble sig nif i cant de ter mi nants of mor tal ity by re view ing 60 ep i sodes of bacteremia post kid ney trans plan ta tion. We hope these data can shed light on the em pir i cal ther apy and better man age ment needed for bacteremia oc cur ring Chi nese Med i cal Jour nal (Tai pei) 2001;64:108-114