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This systematic review examines its clinical profile and outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A PRISMA-compliant systematic review was conducted. Cases of GAC in kidney transplant recipients were identified and analyzed for clinical characteristics and outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-one patients from 31 studies were included. Median time to infection was 30 days (IQR: 12\u201360 days) post-transplant. Common symptoms included fever (41.5%) and abdominal pain (33.9%). Aneurysmal rupture occurred in 49.1%, often linked to early presentation. Surgical intervention, mainly external iliac artery ligation, was required in most cases. Mortality was 22.9% and was associated with candidemia and a significantly shorter interval between transplantation and clinical presentation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>GAC typically occurs early after kidney transplantation, with high rates of aneurysmal rupture and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ofid\/ofaf554","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,30]],"date-time":"2025-08-30T11:56:02Z","timestamp":1756554962000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Graft Arteritis Due to\n                    <i>Candida<\/i>\n                    Spp. After Kidney Transplant: A Systematic Review of Individual Cases"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5926-5885","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Praveen 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