severe infections of bacterial septicemia ( 11 patients ) , bronchopneumonia ( two patients ) , and viral infection ( seven patients ) were detected by a meticulous schedule of various clinical and laboratory tests . beta 2-microglobulin levels in serum , generally corrected for serum creatinine , were significantly elevated in patients with infections ( median , 6.3 mg/l ; range q10-q90 , 3.47-10.27 mg/l ) compared with levels in patients with rejection ( p less than 0.0001 ) or in patients in obviously good condition ( p less than 0.0001 ) .
C0042769
viral infection
C3714514
infections