Thaysa Sobral Antonelli, Milena Dos Santos Mantovani, Nyara Coelho de Carvalho, Thomáz Eduardo Archangelo, Marcos Ferreira Minicucci, Sebastião Pires Ferreira Filho, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Luis Gustavo Modelli de Andrade, Nara Aline Costa, Paulo Roberto Kawano, Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Silvia Justina Papini, Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida
BACKGROUND: The association between obesity and infectious diseases is increasingly reported in the literature. There are scarce studies on the association between obesity and urinary tract infection after kidney transplantation (KTx). These studies defined obesity based on body mass index, and their results were conflicting. The present study aimed to evaluate this association using bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition evaluation, and obesity definition. METHODS: A single-center cohort study was conducted...
April 17, 2024: Journal of Nephrology