Highlights the need to consider viral infections like sapovirus and norovirus in renal transplant recipients presenting with chronic diarrhea.
Supports ruling out sapovirus/norovirus in renal transplant chronic diarrhea; Level 5 evidence leaves screening protocols open.
Diarrhea is common in renal transplant recipients. Although often a result of immunosuppressant medications, infection must be ruled out in patients who present with chronic diarrhea. This includes not only bacterial and parasitic infections, but also less common viral infections including sapovirus and norovirus.
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