Posttranplant Urinary Tract Infection Rates and Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Reflux Nephropathy Versus Chronic Glomerulonephritis

Kara, EKREM; Sakaci, T.; Ahbap, E.; Sahutoglu, T.; Koc, Y.; Basturk, T.; Sevinc, M.; Akgol, C.; Kayalar, A.; Ucar, Z.; Unsal, A.; Seyahi, N.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.05.009

Posttranplant Urinary Tract Infection Rates and Graft Outcome in Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Reflux Nephropathy Versus Chronic Glomerulonephritis

Kara E., Sakaci T., Ahbap E., Sahutoglu T., Koc Y., Basturk T., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.48, no.6, pp.2065-2071, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 48 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.05.009
Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2065-2071
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. The goal of this study was to evaluate posttransplant urinary tract infection (UTI) rates and graft outcome in kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)-related reflux nephropathy (RN) versus chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN).