Nontyphoid XXXX in heart transplant recipients.

@entity1 @entity2756 @entity326 @entity2177 @entity344 @entity281 @entity5746 @entity293
BACKGROUND: There are only a few reported series of nontyphoid @entity5746 in renal transplant recipients. Data are scarce in heart transplant recipients. This article described our experience with nontyphoid @entity5746 in heart transplant recipients and reviewed the literature. METHODS: Retrospective chart review. Data were compared with previously reported series in renal transplant recipients. RESULTS: Of the 265 @entity1 undergoing heart transplantation from 1987 to 2005, 4 @entity1 (1.5%) had @entity281 caused by nontyphoid Salmonella. All @entity1 were male, aged ranging from 2 to 62 years. None of them had a history of acute rejection before the occurrence of @entity5746 . The time interval between transplantation and the @entity5746 ranged from 0 day to 17 months. @entity344 occurred in 1 @entity1 and @entity281 in 3 @entity1 . Intravenous @entity2756 was given in 3 bacteremic @entity1 . One @entity1 died after 6 days of @entity326 . For nontyphoid Salmonella serogroups, 2 cases were group D and 2 cases were group C. @entity2177 resistance was present in 1 of 4 Salmonella isolates. There was no recurrence in 3 survivors. Compared with previous reported cases in renal transplantation, @entity1 with heart transplantation had low rates of @entity293 and recurrence. The mortality rate was 25% in heart transplant recipients. CONCLUSIONS: Nontyphoid @entity5746 in heart transplant recipients occurred in the early posttransplant period. A significant number of @entity1 had @entity281 . Although the mortality rate was high, there was no recurrence in survivors.
