Nocardia infection in kidney transplant recipients: case report and analysis of 66 published cases

Nocardia infection in kidney transplant recipients: case report and analysis of 66 published cases:

X. Yu, F. Han, J. Wu, Q. He, W. Peng, Y. Wang, H. Huang, H. Li, R. Wang, J. Chen. Nocardia infection in kidney transplant recipients: case report and analysis of 66 published cases. Transpl Infect Dis 2011: 13: 385–391. All rights reserved

Abstract: Nocardiosis is a rare but life-threatening opportunistic infection, especially in immune compromised patients, including kidney transplant recipients. Primary pulmonary infection is the most common clinical pattern, and can easily result in disseminated Nocardia infection if treatment therapy is not adequate at the beginning. In this article, we report a new case of disseminated nocardiosis (lungs, skin, and pericardium) after renal allograft transplantation. We also review the English literature published from 1980 to 2010 and analyze the clinical characteristics of nocardiosis in kidney transplant recipients.

Impact of Norovirus/Sapovirus-Related Diarrhea in Renal Transplant Recipients Hospitalized for Diarrhea

Impact of Norovirus/Sapovirus-Related Diarrhea in Renal Transplant Recipients Hospitalized for Diarrhea: "Background. Diarrhea of unspecified cause frequently occurs after renal transplantation and is usually ascribed to mycophenolic acid toxicity. Norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) have been sporadically reported to cause chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised patients.

Hypercalcaemia as a prodromal feature of indolent Pneumocystis jivorecii after renal transplantation

Hypercalcaemia as a prodromal feature of indolent Pneumocystis jivorecii after renal transplantation: "
Following renal transplantation, hypercalcaemia is frequently caused by persisting hyperparathyroidism. Unregulated extrarenal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)₂D) synthesis, which is well recognized as a cause of hypercalcaemia in granulomatous diseases, may also occur after kidney transplantation. This mechanism is also likely to be responsible for hypercalcaemia reported during treatment of cytomegalovirus and associated with acute symptomatic pneumocystis jivorecii pneumonia (PCP). Hypercalcaemia as a prodromal feature of indolent PCP has not been described. We report a renal transplant recipient who developed hypercalcaemia 30 months post-transplant due to extrarenal production of 1,25(OH)₂D. Two months later, PCP was diagnosed and hypercalcaemia resolved after initiation of treatment.
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Epidemiology and risk factors for late infection in solid organ transplant recipients

Epidemiology and risk factors for late infection in solid organ transplant recipients: "

C. Cervera, M. Fernández-Ruiz, A. Valledor, L. Linares, A. Antón, M. Ángeles Marcos, G. Sanclemente, I. Hoyo, F. Cofán, M.J. Ricart, F. Pérez-Villa, M. Navasa, T. Pumarola, A. Moreno. Epidemiology and risk factors for late infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2011. All rights reserved

Background
Information concerning the risk factors and outcome of late infection (LI) after solid organ transplantation (SOT) still remains scarce.

Antibiotic prophylaxis for urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Antibiotic prophylaxis for urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis: "

H. Green, R. Rahamimov, U. Gafter, L. Leibovitci, M. Paul. Antibiotic prophylaxis for urinary tract infections in renal transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transpl Infect Dis 2011. All rights reserved

Abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in renal transplant recipients. To date there are no guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for UTI in this population.