INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ADDRESS CHALLENGES OF DRUG-RESISTANT INFECTION IN HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT POPULATION

Discussions to address strategies to prevent and treat infection of multi-drug resistant strainsPrague, Czech Republic, April 20, 2012 – Drug-resistant infections are an increasing worldwide problem contributing to significant mortality and morbidity in heart and lung transplant patients. Due to globalization these infections spread and pass geographic barriers easily. It has become apparent that the epidemiology of these infections and how they are best treated is an evolving issue—one that is more complicated than maybe first realized. Multi-Drug-Resistant infections will be addressed