The impact of cytomegalovirus infection on new-onset diabetesmellitus after kidney transplantation: a review on current findings

• Main Authors: Behzad Einollahi (Author), Mohsen Motalebi (Author), Mahmood Salesi (Author), Mehrdad Ebrahimi (Author), Mehrdad Taghipour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: New onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, rate of infections, graft rejection and graft loss as well as decreases patient and graft survival rates. There is a controversy surrounding the impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection...