1 month post renal transplant a patient developed fever. Which of the following is the most likely organism responsible?
Ans. (b) Hepatitis C virus(Ref: Harrison 18th/Chapter 282)Most Common Opportunistic Infections in Renal Transplant RecipientsPeri-transplant (<1 month)Early (1-6 months)Late (>6 months)* Wound infections* Herpesvirus* Oral candidiasis* Urinary tract infection* Pneumocystis carinii* Cytomegalovirus* Legionella Listeria* Hepatitis B* Hepatitis C* Aspergillus Nocardia* BK virus (polyoma)* Herpes zoster* Hepatitis B* Hepatitis C
Polyoma virus/BK virus
Hepatitis C virus
Varicella virus
HHV-6
Kidney