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Diarrhea in kidney transplant recipients: Etiology and outcome.

Ajinkya SonambekarVatsal MehtaDevendra C DesaiPhilip AbrahamAlan AlmeidaAnand JoshiTarun GuptaRasika SirsatJatin Kothari
Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2020)
One-half of episodes of diarrhea in kidney transplant recipients were non-infectious in origin. Seventeen percent were attributed to immunosuppressants, requiring dose modification. More than 80% were associated with worsening of graft function. Recovery of graft function to baseline was seen in a majority of cases with the resolution of diarrhea.
Keyphrases
  • irritable bowel syndrome
  • clostridium difficile