Hematuria secondary to aeromonas infection in a kidney transplant recipient
Urinary tract infection is the most common bacterial infection occurring in renal transplant recipients and is associated with significant morbidity. The etiology and site of origin of hematuria in the transplant recipient is similar to that of the general population. Aeromonas species have been fou...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2018-07, Vol.29 (4), p.976-978 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Urinary tract infection is the most common bacterial infection occurring in renal
transplant recipients and is associated with significant morbidity. The etiology and site of origin
of hematuria in the transplant recipient is similar to that of the general population. Aeromonas
species have been found to cause infection in immunocompromised hosts including patients of
chronic kidney disease. To the best of our knowledge, there has not been any case report
regarding the infection of Aeromonas in kidney transplant recipients. |
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ISSN: | 1319-2442 2320-3838 |
DOI: | 10.4103/1319-2442.239635 |