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World J Meta-Anal. Feb 26, 2015; 3(1): 11-19
Published online Feb 26, 2015. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.11
Published online Feb 26, 2015. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v3.i1.11
Risk of infectious diseases and cutaneous tumours in solid organ recipients: A meta-analysis of literature
Paola Savoia, Giovanni Cavaliere, Paolo Fava, Department of Medical Science, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
Author contributions: Savoia P and Cavaliere G contributed equally to this work; Savoia P and Cavaliere G designed the research; Savoia P, Cavaliere G and Fava P performed the research, analysed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Paola Savoia, MD, Department of Medical Science, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 23, 10126 Torino, Italy. paola.savoia@unito.it
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Received: July 22, 2014
Peer-review started: July 23, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 8, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: February 26, 2015
Processing time: 181 Days and 10.7 Hours
Peer-review started: July 23, 2014
First decision: August 28, 2014
Revised: September 8, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: February 26, 2015
Processing time: 181 Days and 10.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Patients who underwent solid organ transplantation frequently suffer from skin infections and malignancies, due to the effects of long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Here, we compare our data about the risk to develop infectious disease and non-melanoma skin cancer in solid organ transplantation recipients, together with a meta-analysis of data recently reported by literature about this topic.