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Infection with high-risk genotypes of human papillomavirus and cervical cytological findings among kidney transplant recipients in Kenya: a single centre experience

Masinde, Millicent S; Kayima, Joshua K; Gichuhi, Wanyoike J; Cheserem, Eunice C; Maranga, Orora I; Kabinga, Samuel K.

Afr. health sci. (Online); 22 (2), 2022

Background: High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is linked with uterine cervix premalignant lesions and invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study carried out among female kidney transplant (KTx) recipients in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya...

Alphapapillomavirus, Papillomavirus Infections, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Kidney Transplantation, Transplant Recipients

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Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplant Patients at Three Centers in Khartoum State, Sudan: A Cross-sectional Hospital Study

Background: Graft survival post-kidney transplantation is of paramount importance to patients and nephrologists. Nonadherence to immunosuppressive therapy can be associated with deterioration of renal function and graft rejection. This study aimed to evaluate the adherence to immunosuppressive medication...