Post-transplant TB often occurs within the first few years of receipt of a renal allograft but a 27-year-old man presents with isolated skin ulcers from Mycobacterium TB 12 years post-transplantation. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
The effects of a 12-month dietary regimen on the nutritional status and metabolic outcome of renal transplant recipients in the first post-transplant year is determined. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
In a new study, Spanish researchers have identified several factors that are predictive of surgical site infections (SSIs) following orthotopic liver transplantation. Reuters Health Information
The allocation of deceased donor livers for transplantation in the US has undergone a major transformation since implementation of the MELD and PELD scoring systems. American Journal of Transplantation