In the last years, the management of children with kidney transplant has improved since immunosuppressive treatment have reduced the risk of acute rejection. At the same time, the risk of infection haas increased in this population, since children need long term immunosuppressive treatments. The most common infections in these patients are urinary tract infections, viral infections or opportunistic infections, which require continuous monitoring.
William Morello speaks, in this video, about the ways to manage those infections.