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

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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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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
  • 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).