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Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. Since the pattern of infections change continually due to evolving donor–recipient characteristics, surgical techniques and immunosuppression regimens, a periodic review of this subject and recommendation for its evaluation and treatment is essential. Infections account for 16% of patient deaths and 7.7% (14% in patients >65 years of age) of death censored graft failure in kidney transplant (KT) recipients (1,2).
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