Table 1. Characteristics of transplant recipients.
| Patient characteristic | N = 69 (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (± SD) | 46 ± 12 |
| Male gender | 46 (67) |
| Primary reason for transplant | |
| Glomerulonephritis | 17 (25) |
| Hypertension | 10 (15) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12 (17) |
| Unknown | 19 (28) |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 2 (3) |
| Others | 9 (13) |
| Transplant type | |
| Living donor kidney | 54 (79) |
| Deceased donor kidney | 9 (13) |
| Pancreas and kidney | 3 (4) |
| Pancreas alone | 3 (4) |
| ABO-mismatch transplantation | 18 (26) |
| Primary transplant induction therapy at transplantation | |
| Anti-IL2 receptor antibodies | 57 (83) |
| Antithymocyte antibodies | 6 (9) |
| Rituximab | 22 (32) |
| CMV serostatus | |
| D+/R+ | 63 (91) |
| R+ (donor serology unknown) | 5 (7) |
| D-/R+ | 1 (2) |
| CMV infection | |
| CMV antigenemia | 27 (39) |
| CMV antigenemia > 50 CMV-positive cell/2,000,000 leukocytes | 7 (10) |
| CMV syndrome | 0 |
| Tissue-invasive CMV | 4 (6) |
IL, interleukin; CMV, cytomegalovirus; D, donor; R, recipient.