Pharmaceutical Care in a Patient with Recurrent Infection after Liver Transplant

Abstract

Case (description): A case of a 57-year-old liver transplant patient with biliary drainage catheter whose recurrent infection was managed by clinical pharmacists. The suggestions about the choice of antibiotic regimen and the monitoring to other related infection factors, such as biliary drainage catheter and concentration of tracrolimus, were accepted and used to the patient. The state of the infected patient was improved. Conclusion: The antibiotics' distribution, antibacterial effect, and drug resistance could be taken into consideration for the patients with recurrent infection after liver transplant. The resistance of antibiotics could be deferred by altering suitable antibiotics. Close care to catheter and immunosuppressants could be necessary to prevent infection for the patients after transplant.