Infectious Complications in Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Transplant Patients: Prevention, Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Trends
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 17970
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Interests: renal transplantation; chronic kidney disease; mineral bone disorders in CKD and renal transplanted patients; markers of CKD progression; diet in the management of CKD
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2. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
Interests: kidney transplantation; organ donation; immunosuppression; vascular access; polyomavirus
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Interests: human polyomaviruses epidemiology and replication in the immunocompromised hosts; viral infections in renal transplantation recipients
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and renal transplantation (RTx) are associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality and morbidity than the general population. Apart from cardiovascular disease, infectious complications actually represent the most relevant and perhaps preventable cause of death among these specific groups of patients. The increased susceptibility to infections observed in CKD and RTx recognizes several predisposing factors such as uremia, impaired primary host immunity, sustained exposure to microbiological agents during dialysis, and, especially in RTx patients, chronic immunosuppression.
In this Special Issue of Pathogens, we will provide an updated representation of the current prevention, diagnosis, and management strategies of common and rare infections in CKD and RTx patients. In addition, we will offer further insight into future directions and emerging trends in basic, clinical, and translational science relevant to the topic.
With those aims, we invite researchers to submit high-quality works for consideration. Original articles, as well as narrative reviews of particular interest and case reports of exceptional didactical value, will be considered.
“Infectious Complications in Chronic Kidney Disease and Renal Transplant Patients: Prevention, Diagnosis, Management, and Emerging Trends” will give specialists and scientists involved in the care of renal patients the opportunity to share their experience or point of view on several critical issues, with the primary objective of improving global knowledge and patients outcome.
Dr. Carlo Alfieri
Dr. Evaldo Favi
Prof. Dr. Serena Delbue
Dr. Roberto Antonio Simone CACCIOLA
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- infectious diseases
- renal transplantation
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
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