Validation on the simplified medication adherence questionnaire (SMAQ) in renal transplant patients on tacrolimus.

Background: Non-adherence to immunosuppressive medication is associated with graft loss and death. The simplified medication adherence questionnaire (SMAQ) is a short and reliable instrument for assessing adherence to medication.

Objective: Validation of a version of the SMAQ instrument adapted for use in transplant patients in a sample of kidney graft recipients.

[Atypical cytomegalovirus in renal transplantation: a new form of presentation].

Infection due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most frequent opportunistic infection following renal transplantation (RT). It is usually asymptomatic. Cytomegalovirus disease causes fever leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and slightly elevated transaminases.