Symptomatic central nervous system infections in kidney transplant recipients: a 20-years multicenter observational study
CNS infections in KTRs are rare but characterized by rapid progression and high fatality rate. While the risk of CNS infections persists throughout the post-transplant period, 1-6 months after transplantation is a higher-incidence period of CNS infections. KTRs with neurological symptoms (particularly headache and elevated CSF pressure) should undergo CSF mNGS which is critical in diagnosing such infections.
Authors
- Yinsen Song
- Xinglei Qin
- Kun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-5467)
- Junjie Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-6480)
- Hongyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-9808)
- Xingsong Qin
Institutions
- Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Zhengzhou People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11039-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital