Epidemiology and Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics of Pneumonia in Kidney Transplant Recipients; 24-Year Experience

Dizdar O. S., ERSOY A., Akalin H.

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.3, ss.275-284, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5262/tndt.2017.1001.23
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.275-284
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pneumonia, Kidney transplantation, Radiography, Physical examination, Nosocomial, PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS, RISK-FACTORS, INFECTIONS, PATTERNS, ETIOLOGY
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: Pneumonia increases morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. This study aimed to investigate characteristics of pneumonias in KT recipients by focusing on clinical and radiographic findings and diagnostic methods over a long study period.