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ReviewWorld journal of transplantation2024

Management strategies for common viral infections in pediatric renal transplant recipients.

Randula Ranawaka, Kavinda Dayasiri, Erandima Sandamali, Manoji Gamage

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Review in World journal of transplantation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Randula RanawakaDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo and Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo 0094, Sri Lanka. randula@pdt.cmb.ac.lk.
Kavinda DayasiriDepartment of Paediatrics, Facullty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama 0094, Sri Lanka.
Erandima SandamaliDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Galle 0094, Sri Lanka.
Manoji GamageDivision of Nutrition, Ministry of Health, Colombo 0094, Sri Lanka.
Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children · LKMinistry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine · LKUniversity of Kelaniya · LKUniversity of Ruhuna · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections have been considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation in pediatric cohort. Children are at high risk of acquiring virus-related complications due to immunological immaturity and the enhanced alloreactivity risk that led to maintenance of high immunosuppressive regimes. Hence, prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment of such infe ctions are of paramount importance. Among all viral infections, herpes viruses (herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus), hepatitis B and C viruses, BK polyomavirus, and respiratory viruses (respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, influenza virus and adenovirus) are common in kidney transplant recipients. These viruses can cause systemic disease or allograft dysfunction affecting the clinical outcome. Recent advances in tech nology and antiviral therapy have improved management strategies in screening, monitoring, adoption of prophylactic or preemptive therapy and precise trea tment in the immunocompromised host, with significant impact on the outcome. This review discusses the etiology, screening and monitoring, diagnosis, pre vention, and treatment of common viral infections in pediatric renal transplant recipients.

Indexed as

BK polyomavirusCytomegalovirusEpstein-Barr virusHepatitis B virusHerpes simplex virusImmunosuppressive regimesPost renal transplantVaricella zoster virusViral infectionsViral monitoring

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PMID38576764
PMCPMC10989477
OpenAlexW4392869728

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