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SUBMITTER: Thongprayoon C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290747 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thongprayoon Charat C Vaitla Pradeep P Craici Iasmina M IM Leeaphorn Napat N Hansrivijit Panupong P Salim Sohail Abdul SA Bathini Tarun T Rivera Franco H Cabeza FHC Cheungpasitporn Wisit W
Journal of clinical medicine 20200514 5
Patient monitoring after kidney transplantation (KT) for early detection of allograft rejection remains key in preventing allograft loss. Serum creatinine has poor predictive value to detect ongoing active rejection as its increase is not sensitive, nor specific for acute renal allograft rejection. Diagnosis of acute rejection requires allograft biopsy and histological assessment, which can be logistically challenging in some cases and carries inherent risk for complications related to procedure ...[more]