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Blood transfusion and the risk for infections in kidney transplant patients

BACKGROUND: Receipt of a red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) post-kidney transplantation may alter immunity which could predispose to subsequent infection. METHODS: We carried out a single-center, retrospective cohort study of 1,258 adult kidney transplant recipients from 2002 to 2018 (mean age 52, 64...

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Autores principales: Massicotte-Azarniouch, David, Sood, Manish M., Fergusson, Dean A., Chassé, Michaël, Tinmouth, Alan, Knoll, Greg A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34767576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259270