Despite dramatic Improvements in patient and renal allograft survival, infections continue to
be an important cause of post-transplantation morbidity and mortality. Most serious …

Infection in Immunosuppressed Transplant Recipients Page 1 Symposium on Surgical Infections
and Antibiotics Infection in Immunosuppressed Transplant Recipients Richard L. Simmons …

Post–kidney transplant infection is the most common life-threatening complication of long-
term immunosuppressive therapy. Optimal immunosuppression, in which a balance is …

The optimal approach to infection in recipients of kidney transplants is prevention; failing
prevention, prompt and aggressive diagnosis and therapy are essential. The sources of …

Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. To
some extent, these may be preventable. Careful pretransplant screening, immunization, and …

Discussion DR. ROBERT H. RuBIN (Chief, Infectious Disease for Trans-plantation; Director,
Clinical Investigation Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Associate Professor of …

Infectious complications present major challenges to physicians caring for renal transplant
recipients. The high rate of infection reflects the net state of immunosuppression associated …

Between October 1, 1977 and September 30, 1981, 535 renal transplantations were
performed at the University of Minnesota Hospital in 518 patients who were 13 years of age …

Since the inception of renal transplantation in the early 1960s, infectious diseases have
been a constant yet evolving problem. The changing patterns of infectious disease …

The incidence of infection in the renal transplant patient is directly related to the net
immunosuppressive effect achieved and the duration of time over which this therapy is …