Open AccessImpact of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection on Long-Term Allograft Survival After Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Majdi N. Al-Hasan,
Raymund R. Razonable,
Walter K. Kremers,
Larry M. Baddour
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182180535
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , interquartile range , proportional hazards model , kidney transplantation , transplantation , urinary system , confidence interval , cohort , cohort study , surgery
Gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSI) are common complications after kidney transplantation. In this cohort study, we evaluated the long-term effect of Gram-negative BSI on allograft survival in kidney transplant recipients.