[Analysis of clinicopathologic changes of infection in dead patients after renal transplantation].
OBJECTIVE
To prevent renal transplantation patients from infection.


METHODS
Autopsies of 24 patients who had died after renal transplantation were studied.


RESULTS
The incidence of infection was 66.7% and the lethal infective complications amounted for 50%. The most infectious agents were bacteria, fungi, tuberculosis, virus and actinomyces.


CONCLUSIONS
Pathological features and clinical manifestations of lesions were caused by aforementioned agents. Some management can prevent renal transplantation recipients from infection.
Xin
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Department of Urology, General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853.
Ao
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Wang
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Wang
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Xiao
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology