Research Article

Prophages in Enterococcal Isolates from Renal Transplant Recipients: Renal Failure Etiologies Promote Selection of Strains

Table 2

Characteristic of patients.

Number of patientsYears after transplantationComorbidityNumber of UTICause of renal failure

191.08 ± 1.034.42 ± 1.740–7 (0: 12p.*, 1: 3p., 2: 0p., 3: 0p., 4: 1p., 5: 1p., 6: 1p., 7: 1p.)ADPKD**: 4 patients;
glomerulonephritis: 8 patients;
others***: 7 patients

*p: patients.
**ADPKD: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
***others: diabetic and hypertensive nephropathy and tubulointerstitial and lupus nephritis, mean ± SD.