Trends in epidemiology and risk factors of opportunistic infections in kidney transplant recipients between 2004-2022.

Pierre PfirmannIsabelle GarrigueBertrand ChauveauVirginie RondeauCamille TumiottoLaurent WeinmannVéronique DuboisLionel CouziPierre MervilleHannah KaminskiBenjamin Taton

Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)

Opportunistic infections occur with a 2-period incidence pattern and many susceptible patients suffer from repeated episodes. This knowledge may help tailor new prevention and follow-up strategies to reduce the burden of opportunistic infections and their impact on transplantation outcome.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
stem cells
cell therapy
mesenchymal stem cells
patient reported outcomes
patient reported