The most frequent complication from infection after solid organ transplantation is bacterial
infection. This complication is more frequent in organ transplantation involving the
abdominal cavity, such as liver or pancreas transplantation, and less frequent in heart
transplant recipients. The sources, clinical characteristics, antibiotic resistance and clinical
outcomes vary according to the time of onset after transplantation. Most bacterial infections
during the first month post-transplantation are hospital acquired, and there is usually a high …