Immune Response following Liver Transplantation Compared to Kidney Transplantation: Usefulness of Monitoring Peripheral Blood CD4+ Adenosine Triphosphate Activity and Cytochrome P450 3A5 Genotype Assay
Table 3
Occurrence of infection in LT and KT patients according to IMK ATP levels.
Infection
Group LT-L ()
Group LT-H ()
value
IMK < 225
IMK > 225
Bacterial infection
17 (73.9%)
3 (6.4%)
<0.01
Viral infection
15 (65.2%)
2 (4.2%)
<0.01
CMV
10 (43.5%)
1 (2.1%)
<0.01
HCV
5/8 (62.5%)
1/15 (6.7%)
<0.01
Infection
Group KT-L ()
Group KT-H ()
value
IMK < 225
IMK > 225
Bacterial infection
1 (5.3%)
1 (5%)
n.s.
Viral infection
7 (36.8%)
2 (10%)
0.046
BKV
1 (5.3%)
2 (10%)
n.s.
CMV
3 (15.8%)
0
n.s.
VZV
2 (10.5%)
0
n.s.
HSV
1 (5.3%)
0
n.s.
CMV: cytomegalovirus, HCV: recurrence of hepatitis C infection, BKV: BK virus, VZV: varicella-zoster virus, HSV: herpes simplex virus, and n.s.: not significant.
