title: Infectious complications following renal transplantation.
abstract: Despite significant advancements in renal transplantation, infectious disease complications remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the transplant recipient. The prevention and treatment of these infections remain a major challenge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Sia
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Paya
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control