Results: The incidence of infection was 1.32 episodes per patient over follow-up (443 +/- 248 days). The most frequent infections were surgical site (16%), cytomegalovirus (CMV) (14%), and urinary tract (11%). Etiologies included bacterial (64%), viral (31%), and fungal (5%) causes. The most common pathogens were CMV (21%), Escherichia coli (20%), among which, 40% were extended-spectrum beta-lactamase ESBL-producers, and Enterococcus spp. (11%). More than half the infectious episodes (58%) occurred in the first 4 months after transplantation. The 30-day mortality rate was 18%. In the group with infection, patient and graft survivals were 75% and 73% at the end of follow-up, and in the group without infection, survival was 80% in both cases (P=NS).
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