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Infectious complications in paediatric kidney transplantation: prevention and management
Andrew N G Macdonald1, Liam J Reilly2, Douglas J Stewart3
1Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Hospital for Children, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK.
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Infections after kidney transplantation are a principal cause of morbidity, allograft failure and mortality. Paediatric recipients are less likely to have immunity through prior exposure to pathogens linked to graft failure such as CMV and EBV. This immunological naivety results in a need for meticulous donor screening, the deployment of strategies to minimise the risk of severe disease, and prompt treatment once infection is diagnosed. This review provides an up-to-date overview of major pathogens contributing to infection in paediatric kidney transplant recipients and we discuss prophylaxis, treatment and lifestyle modifications that can be employed to mitigate infection risk.
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