Male kidney allograft recipients at risk for urinary tract infection?

Gerold ThölkingKatharina Schuette-NuetgenThomas VoglUlrich DobrindtBarbara C KahlMarcus BrandHermann PavenstädtBarbara SuwelackRaphael KochStefan Reuter

Published in: PloS one (2017)

We conclude from our data that male kidney allografts are associated with the occurrence of UTI after RTx but did not influence the response of leukocytes to lipopolysaccharide. Further prospective studies are needed to identify the underlying mechanisms of higher male kidney donor dependent UTI.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
risk assessment
inflammatory response
toll like receptor
kidney transplantation
electronic health record
machine learning
big data
lps induced
data analysis
deep learning