Most common viral infection in kidney transplant recipients-
High-Yield Explanation
Cytomegalovirus is the most common infection in renal transplant recipients. The most common oppounistic infections in renal transplant recipients - Peritransplant (<1month) Wound infections Herpes virus Oral candidiasis Urinary tract infection Early (1-6months) Pnemocystis carinii CMV Legionella listeria Hep -B, C Late(>6 months) Aspergilla Nocardia Bk virus(polyoma) Hep-B, C Herpes zoster Ref:Harrison 20 th edition pg no 2130 tab-307-4