Open AccessHematuria secondary to aeromonas infection in a kidney transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Sajad Hussain Syed,
Samina Farhat,
Sanjiv Jasuja
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.239635
Subject(s) - medicine , aeromonas , etiology , urinary system , kidney transplant , kidney disease , population , kidney , renal transplant , kidney transplantation , immunology , bacteria , biology , genetics , environmental health
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.