BACTEREMIA AFTER INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN CORRELATES TEMPORALLY WITH REJECTION OR GASTROINTESTINAL LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE

Abstract

Bacteremia accompanies GI rejection and intestinal PTLD in ITx recipients. Endoscopy should be performed to inspect the allograft when bacteremia occurs without an obvious source in these patients. This is especially true for patients with bacteremia due to enteric organisms.