Cytomegalovirus and paediatric renal transplants: is this a current issue?

Objective: An observational retrospective multicentre study of kidney transplants in paediatric patients was performed to evaluate the current situation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in this population, before our participation in an international clinical trial of prophylaxis for 6 months.

Material And Method: Our study included 239 patients aged <19 years, from 5 Spanish centres between 2005-2009, with 1 year of follow-up.

Results: Pretransplant CMV serology was negative in 54% of recipients and 34.

[Vesicoureteral reflux after pediatric kidney transplantation].

Objectives: We analyze the frequency of vesicoureteral reflux and the factors that favor its appearance after kidney transplantation in pediatric patients.

Methods: This retrospective analysis examined the prevalence of posttransplant vesicoureteral reflux in a total of 201 kidney transplants performed in children at our centre between 1978 and 2006. In patients who required corrective surgery for this problem, we analyzed pretransplant residual diuresis, pretransplant pathology and posttransplant problems related to vesicoureteral reflux.