| Autor: |
Rita Tarragoni, Giovanni Congiu, Alberto Mella, Giovanni Augelli, Fabrizio Fop, Caterina Dolla, Ester Gallo, Maria Cristina Di Vico, Riccardo Faletti, Andrea Bosio, Paolo Gontero, Cristina Costa, Rossana Cavallo, Filippo Mariano, Silvia Corcione, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa, Paolo Fonio, Luigi Biancone |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 11 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-858X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fmed.2024.1342992 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundAcute graft pyelonephritis (AGPN) is a relatively common complication in kidney transplants (KTs); however, the effects on allograft function, diagnostic criteria, and risk factors are not well established.MethodsRetrospective analysis of all consecutive adult KTs was performed between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2018 (follow-up ended on 31 December 2019) to examine the association between the diagnosis of AGPN (confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) during the first post-transplantation year and graft outcomes.ResultsAmong the 939 consecutive KTs (≈50% with donors ≥60 years), we identified 130 MRI-confirmed AGPN episodes, with a documented association with recurrent and multidrug-resistant bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) (p |
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