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Role of vesicoureteral reflux on pediatric kidney allograft function.

Kelsi AlexanderSharon M BartoshWeixiong ZhongRachel M Engen
Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2024)
Unselected pediatric kidney transplant recipients with high-grade vesicoureteral reflux on VCUG at a 6-month post-kidney transplant are more likely to have febrile UTI compared to those in the low-grade VUR group. There is no difference in graft survival among the two groups.
Keyphrases
  • low grade
  • high grade
  • urinary tract infection
  • kidney transplantation
  • young adults