Factors associated with pulmonary infection in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients: a case-control study.
Leonardo Meira de FariaVandack NobreLetícia Ribeiro de Oliveira GuardãoCamila Magalhães SouzaAmanda Damasceno de SouzaDeborah Dos Reis EstrellaBruno Porto PessoaRicardo de Amorim CorrêaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)
Corticosteroid use, bronchiectasis, and being overweight appear to be risk factors for pulmonary infection in kidney/kidney-pancreas transplant recipients, endemic mycoses being prevalent in this population. Appropriate planning and follow-up play an important role in identifying kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients at risk of pulmonary infection.