Artigo
Risk factors for surgical site infection in kidney transplant recipients
Fecha
2008-08-01Registro en:
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Chicago: Univ Chicago Press, v. 29, n. 8, p. 771-773, 2008.
0899-823X
10.1086/589725
WOS:000258326800016
Autor
Menezes, Fernando G.
Wey, Sergio B.
Peres, Clovis A. [UNIFESP]
Medina-Pestana, Jose O.
Camargo, Luis Fernando A.
Institución
Resumen
We analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI) in kidney transplant recipients. From among 1,939 kidney transplant recipients, 120 with corresponding control subjects were evaluated in this study (1: 1 ratio). Reoperation, chronic glomerulonephritis, acute graft rejection, delayed graft function, diabetes, and high body mass index were identified in the analysis as risk factors for SSI.