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Infection Risk in the First Year After ABO-incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study.

Journal Paper/Review - Apr 1, 2022

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Hirzel C, Huynh-Do U, Golshayan D, Binet F, Müller T, Dickenmann M, Hadaya K, Sidler D, Walti L, Boggian K, Hirsch H, Van Delden C, Mombelli M, Manuel O, Mueller N, Surial B, Atkinson A, Projer L, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS). Infection Risk in the First Year After ABO-incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study. Transplantation 2022; 106:1875-1883.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Transplantation 2022; 106
Publication Date
Apr 1, 2022
Issn Electronic
1534-6080
Pages
1875-1883
Brief description/objective

ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT) expands the kidney donor pool and may help to overcome organ shortage. Nonetheless, concerns about infectious complications associated with ABOi-KT have been raised.