Steroid Use in ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplants: Withdrawal vs Maintenance

29 July 2025 : Original article

Dong Hui Shin

^{BCDEF 1}, Ji Teak Kim^{DE 2}, Sung Hwa Kim^{C 3}, Keunryeol Park

^{B 1}, Deok Gie Kim

^{ABCE 4*}, Jun Young Lee

^{ABCDEFG 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.947747

Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e947747

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Table 4 Infectious complications within 1 year after kidney transplant.

Variable	Steroid maintenance (n=13)	Steroid withdrawal (n=20)	P value
Urinary tract infection	2 (15.4)	3 (15.0)	0.976
Gastrointestinal infection	2 (15.4)	0 (0.0)	0.070
Bacteremia	1 (7.7)	0 (0.0)	0.208
Viral infection	1 (7.7)	2 (10.0)	0.822
Soft-tissue infection	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	0.413
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

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