Non-typhoid Salmonella in Renal Transplant Recipients: a Report of Twenty Cases and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | al-Khader Aa, J. M. Dhar, al-Sulaiman M, al-Hasani Mk |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Salmonella
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Salmonella infection Retrospective cohort study Immunosuppression General Medicine medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Surgery Transplantation Renal transplant Bacteremia Internal medicine Medicine business Kidney transplantation |
| Zdroj: | QJM: An International Journal of Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1460-2393 |
| Popis: | We report 20 cases of non-typhoid Salmonella infection that occurred over a period of 10 years in 592 renal transplant recipients followed by our unit, and present a review of 58 previously reported cases. Analysis of these data suggests that infection occurs when immunosuppression is high (early in the post-transplant period, or after anti-rejection therapy). A significant number of patients have bacteraemia and widespread focal manifestations are common. Despite prolonged antibiotic therapy, relapses occur commonly causing significant morbidity, occasional graft loss and even death. |
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