Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor

Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Organ recipients are also susceptible to donor-derived pathogens and the majority of donor infections are easily treatable. Rarely, some pathogens have produced life-threatening complications by compromising the vascu...

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Main Authors: Govardhana Rao Yannam, Lucile Wrenshall, R. Brian Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/364735
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description Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Organ recipients are also susceptible to donor-derived pathogens and the majority of donor infections are easily treatable. Rarely, some pathogens have produced life-threatening complications by compromising the vascular anastomosis. In this case series we report loss of two kidney allografts secondary to vascular complications due to Candida albicans. Both recipients received grafts from a common donor, in whom Candida bacteremia in the donor was not apparent at the time of organ acceptance but became apparent on delayed cultures.
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spelling doaj-art-171e7882f3b542298a57a241bb04560e2025-08-20T02:04:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512012-01-01201210.1155/2012/364735364735Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same DonorGovardhana Rao Yannam0Lucile Wrenshall1R. Brian Stevens2Transplant Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3285, USATransplant Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3285, USATransplant Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3285, USAInfections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Organ recipients are also susceptible to donor-derived pathogens and the majority of donor infections are easily treatable. Rarely, some pathogens have produced life-threatening complications by compromising the vascular anastomosis. In this case series we report loss of two kidney allografts secondary to vascular complications due to Candida albicans. Both recipients received grafts from a common donor, in whom Candida bacteremia in the donor was not apparent at the time of organ acceptance but became apparent on delayed cultures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/364735
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Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
Case Reports in Transplantation
title Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
title_full Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
title_fullStr Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
title_full_unstemmed Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
title_short Loss of Renal Allografts Secondary to Candida Vascular Complications in Two Recipients from the Same Donor
title_sort loss of renal allografts secondary to candida vascular complications in two recipients from the same donor
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