Invasive Fungal Infections after Renal Transplantation:
Background: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a leading cause of infection-related mortality among kidney allograft recipients.
Objective: To estimate the incidence and etiology of systemic fungal infection in renal allograft recipients in Sydney transplant facility.
Methods: 471 kidney recipients, transplanted between 2000 and 2010 at the Westmead Hospital renal transplantation center, Sydney, Australia, were retrospectively surveyed.