Comparison of infectious complications following early versus late pulse steroid therapy in renal transplant recipients

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World J Nephrol. Jun 25, 2026; 15(2): 118253
Published online Jun 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i2.118253

Table 1 Characteristics of patients receiving early and late steroids, n (%)

Variables	Early (n = 84)	Late (n = 44)	P value (df for χ²)
Age in years [median (IQR)]	30 (25-38)	30 (26-37)	0.94
Gender (male)	78 (92.9)	40 (90.0)	0.74 (1)
Dose of pulse steroid in mg [median (IQR)]	1500 (1500-1500)	1500 (1500-1500)	0.48
HLA mismatch [median (IQR)]	3 (3-5)	3 (3-4)	0.94
ABO compatible	77 (91.7)	40 (90.9)	1.0 (1)
Diabetes status			0.52 (2)
Pre-existing DM	1 (1.2)	2 (4.5)
PTDM	9 (10.7)	4 (9.1)
No diabetes	74 (88.1)	38 (86.4)
CMV prophylaxis	40 (47.6)	19 (43.2)	0.63 (1)
Graft loss	2 (2.4)	1 (2.3)	1.0 (1)
Survival status			0.02 (1)
Alive	80 (95.2)	36 (81.8)
Died	4 (4.8)	8 (18.2)

df: Degree of freedom; IQR: Interquartile range (25 percentile to 75 percentile); PTDM: Post-transplant diabetes mellitus; DM: Diabetes mellitus; CMV: Cytomegalovirus.

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Citation: Roy S, Behera MR, Kaul A, Prasad N, Bhadauria DS, Patel MR, Kushwaha RS, Yachha M, Yadav P, Lal H. Comparison of infectious complications following early versus late pulse steroid therapy in renal transplant recipients. World J Nephrol 2026; 15(2): 118253
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Roy S, Behera MR, Kaul A, Prasad N, Bhadauria DS, Patel MR, Kushwaha RS, Yachha M, Yadav P, Lal H. Comparison of infectious complications following early versus late pulse steroid therapy in renal transplant recipients. World J Nephrol 2026; 15(2): 118253 [PMID: 42395671 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i2.118253]

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