Value of urine sediment phenotyping in renal allograft recipients.
Leukocytes excreted in urine of renal transplant recipients were phenotyped and the results were correlated with their post-transplant course. The majority of excreted cells were monocytes, a phenomenon that bore no relationship to clinical status of the patients. T-lymphocyturia was associated with both acute rejection and urinary tract infection. In contrast, B cells were excreted in low numbers.
Transplantation Institute, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland.
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D002452:Cell Count; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology; D010641:Phenotype; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000652:urine*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*