Publications by authors named "K Boggian"
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- The study explores the impact of HIV on infectious disease events in kidney transplant recipients, showing that these patients have similar survival rates to HIV-negative individuals.
- It analyzed data from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study and the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, focusing on demographic and clinical characteristics since 2008.
- The results indicated that while 70.8% of the HIV-positive patients experienced infectious disease events, HIV itself was not a significant risk factor for these events post-transplant.
Background: Infectious diseases (IDs) are highly relevant after solid organ transplantation in terms of morbidity and mortality, being among the most common causes of death. Patients undergoing kidney retransplantation (re-K-Tx) have been already receiving immunosuppressive therapy over a prolonged period, potentially facilitating subsequent infections. Comparing ID events after re-K-Tx and first kidney transplantation (f-K-Tx) can delineate patterns and risks of ID events associated with prolonged immunosuppression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: are often responsible for urinary tract infection (UTI) in kidney transplant recipients. Among these, or producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) are emerging. However, there are only scarce data on frequency and impact of ESBL-UTI on transplant outcomes.
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- * The study discovered that deep incisional and organ/space infections were the most common types of SSIs, with Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. being the most frequently identified bacteria.
- * Key risk factors for developing SSIs included a BMI of 25 or higher and delayed graft function, both of which were linked to increased chances of graft loss post-transplant.