Epidemic renal transplant rejection associated with influenza A victoria.
1) IAV infection seems to trigger acute renal allograft rejection frequently, especially in the first few months post-transplant, and these rejections are severe with a high rate of ultimate graft loss; 2) seroconversion occurred in most cases despite high dose steroids; 3) the course of IAV was prolonged and associated with a high incidence of complications in patients on high dose steroids.
D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects; D013781:Texas; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D011239:Prednisolone