Up to now one of the major problems for successful organ transplantation has been the
reaction of the immune system of the recipient against the donor organ. This could lead to …

Kidney transplanted patients are a unique population with intrinsic susceptibility to viral and
bacterial infections, mainly (but not exclusively) due to continuous immunosuppression. In …

To assess the multiple risk factors reported to be associated with onset of serious bacterial,
fungal, viral, and protozoal infections in renal allograft recipients, a retrospective study of all …

Background. Older transplant recipients have been shown to be at greater risk for infectious
death than younger adults, but no study to date has looked at relative risk of infection and …

Advances in surgical techniques and immunosuppressive regimens have been pivotal
factors in optimizing outcomes after transplantation. The introduction of cyclosporine in the …

INTRODUCTION: Infections represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality among renal
transplant recipients. Our aim was to analyze the incidence and etiology of infection-related …

Since the initial successful kidney transplantation in humans, the field of renal
transplantation has made significant progress. Patient survival and graft survival have …

The challenges of infection in transplantation: donor-derive... : Current Opinion in Organ
Transplantation The challenges of infection in transplantation: donor-derived infections …

In 2005, more than 28,000 solid organ transplants were performed in the United States [1].
Accompanying the life-saving organ transplant for each of these patients was the …

Infectious complications have been considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality
after kidney transplantation, especially in the Asian population. Therefore, prevention, early …