Figure 1. Number of episodes according to time after transplantation.
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Original Article
Volume 3, Number 2, June 2014, pages 92-99
Infectious Complications in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients
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| Patient characteristics | Patients (n = 105) |
|---|---|
| RRT: renal replacement therapy; tx: transplantation; PD: peritoneal dialysis; HD: hemodialysis. | |
| Recipient age (mean, years) | 7.9 (1.5 - 18.1) |
| Male/female ratio | 0.98 |
| Body mass index | 18.5 ± 1.3 |
| Underlying disease of renal failure | |
| Nephrologic (n, %) | (52, 49.5%) |
| Urinary (n, %) | (43, 41%) |
| Unknown (n, %) | (10, 9.5%) |
| RRT modality before tx: PD/HD/premptive (n) | 41/47/17 |
| Cadaveric/living related donor (n) | 56/49 |
| Mean ischemia time (h) | 15.3 ± 11.1 (ranges 2 ± 25) |
| ICU stay (days) | 2.8 ± 1.6 |
| Central catheterization time (days) | 8.5 ± 2.1 |
| Urinary catheterization time (days) | 2.7 ± 0.9 |
| Double J use (patient number)/usage time (weeks) | 21/4.4 ± 2 weeks |
| Hospitalization time (days) | 19.8 ± 5.2 |
| Variable | Infectious patients (n = 62) | Patients without infection (n = 43) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI: body mass index; ATG: anti-thymocyte globulin. | |||
| Recipient age (years) | 11.3 | 13.0 | < 0.05 |
| Female | 36 (58 %) | 17 (39.5%) | < 0.05 |
| Double J cathe (weeks) | 42.7 ± 6.8 | 42.7 ± 4.9 | 0.06 |
| Hospitalization time (days) | 23 ± 2.1 | 19 ± 3.2 | 0.061 |
| Urinary catheter duration (day) | 4.7 ± 1.0 | 4.5 ± 1.03 | 0.06 |
| BMI | 17.05 | 18.6 | 0.08 |
| Cadaveric kidney (n, %) | 33 (58.9%) | 23 (41%) | < 0.05 |
| Haplotypes | Identical,11.5%; haploidentical, 30% | Identical, 25.8%; haploidentical, 34.2% | < 0.05 |
| Ischemia time (h) | 13.5 ± 3.9 | 15 ± 4.3 | 0.054 |
| Donor age (years) | 34.8 ± 13.5 | 33.1 ± 12 | 0.08 |
| ATG induction during the first week | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 4.5 ± 2.9 | < 0.05 |
| Dialysis time (months) | 19.8 ± 18.9 | 15.7 ± 14.9 | < 0.05 |
| Pathogens of UTI | n |
|---|---|
| UTI: urinary tract infection. | |
| Bacterial infections | |
| Gram-positive bacteri | |
| Enterococcus faecium | 3 |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | 2 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 5 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 |
| A group B hemolytic streptococci | 3 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 7 |
| Klebsiellaoxytaca | 11 |
| Echerichia coli | 29 |
| Proteus species | 3 |
| Morganellamorgagni | 2 |
| Enterobacter cloaca | 3 |
| No bacteria isolated | 2 |