Epidemiology of Pneumonia in Kidney Transplantation: "Publication year: 2010
Source: Transplantation Proceedings, Volume 42, Issue 8, October 2010, Pages 2938-2940
I., Hoyo , L., Linares , C., Cervera , M., Almela , M.A., Marcos , ...
Background: Pneumonia remains an important cause of morbidity among solid organ transplant recipients. Methods: We prospectively evaluated all renal transplant patients at our center from July 2003 to December 2008 who had pneumonia that required hospitalization. We gathered data regarding underlying diseases as well as pretransplant, transplant, and posttransplant characteristics. Pneumonia defined according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria was classified depending on its origin as community acquired or nosocomial. In all patients, microbiologic samples of respiratory secretions and blood were collected at the physician's discretion. The indication to perform a fiberoptic bronchoscopy was the presence of multiple, bilateral, or..."
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