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Nine infants, who presented with renal failure within the first 3 months of life, were treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Seven infants survived to an age of 12–15 months, when they received transplants. Two patients died while on CAPD. Six infants are alive with a functioning renal allograft, at an average age of 35.5 months and an average of 22 months post-transplant. Neurological development is normal in four of the six infants tested. The mean current height of the six transplant recipients is just below 2 SD from the mean.
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Kohaut, E.C., Whelchel, J., Waldo, F.B. et al. Aggressive therapy of infants with renal failure. Pediatr Nephrol 1, 150–153 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00849286
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