Outcomes of kidney transplants and risk of infection transmission from increased infectious risk donors

Volume: 30, Issue: 8, Pages: 886 - 893
Published: Jun 27, 2016
Abstract
Concern over transmission of viral infections has been reported to result in higher discard rates of high infectious risk kidneys (HIR) although data on actual viral transmission rates are lacking. At our center, we performed 89 HIR and 533 non-HIR kidney transplants (KTs) between 2004 and 2011. Follow-up screening labs in recipients of HIR kidneys tested for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus did not reveal...
Paper Details
Title
Outcomes of kidney transplants and risk of infection transmission from increased infectious risk donors
Published Date
Jun 27, 2016
Volume
30
Issue
8
Pages
886 - 893
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