Opportunistic Infections and Efficacy Following Conversion to Belatacept-Based Therapy after Kidney Transplantation: A French Multicenter Cohort

Opportunistic Infections and Efficacy Following Conversion to Belatacept-Based Therapy after Kidney Transplantation: A French Multicenter Cohort

Conversion from calcineurin-inhibitors (CNIs) to belatacept can help kidney-transplant (KT) recipients avoid CNI-related nephrotoxicity. The risk of associated opportunistic infections (OPIs) is ill-defined. We conducted a multicentric cohort study across 15 French KT-centers in a real-life setting....

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Main Authors: Dominique Bertrand, Florian Terrec, Isabelle Etienne, Nathalie Chavarot, Rebecca Sberro, Philippe Gatault, Cyril Garrouste, Nicolas Bouvier, Anne Grall-Jezequel, Maïté Jaureguy, Sophie Caillard, Eric Thervet, Charlotte Colosio, Leonard Golbin, Jean-Philippe Rerolle, Antoine Thierry, Johnny Sayegh, Bénédicte Janbon, Paolo Malvezzi, Thomas Jouve, Lionel Rostaing, Johan Noble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
kidney transplantation
belatacept
tacrolimus
opportunistic infections
CMV infection
pneumocystis pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3479

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