Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is able to cause a spectrum of illnesses ranging from no symptom to fulminant hepatitis which may lead to acute kidney injury. Although hepatitis A vaccine is recommended in non-immune solid organ...
The influence of patient characteristics and immunosuppression management on COVID-19 outcomes in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) remains uncertain. We performed a single-center, retrospective review of all adult KTRs...
Following solid organ transplantation, a substantial proportion of chronic allograft loss is attributed to the formation of donor specific antibodies (DSA) and antibody-mediated rejection (AbMR). The frequency and phenotype of T...
Genetic polymorphisms have been associated with variation in the metabolism of tacrolimus (TAC) in kidney transplant patients. This study is aimed at assessing the impact of allelic variants of CYP3A5 and PPARA genes on the...
The effects of hyperoxemia on the transplanted grafts arouse interest nowadays, particularly intraoperative hyperoxemia, on transplant kidney function and survival in the 1-year post-operative period.We aimed to investigate the...
Effective management of BK viremia (BKPyV-DNAemia) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) involves regular monitoring and adjustment of immunosuppression. With this strategy, the majority of patients will clear BK or have...
Microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis are associated with chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised patients. The objectives of this study were to : i) assess a multiplex quantitative PCR assay targeting Cryptosporidium spp and the...
After kidney transplantation, withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) and conversion to sirolimus (SRL) may reduce the occurrence of new non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Conversely, a reduced CNI exposure with everolimus...
Incompatible living donor kidney transplant recipients (ILDKT) have pre-existing donor-specific antibody (DSA) that, despite desensitization, may persist or reappear with resulting consequences, including delayed graft function...
To compare the infection of BK virus in the recipients of living donor(LD) kidney transplant and deceased donor(DD) kidney transplant. A total of 911 recipients who underwent kidney transplantation in the Organ Transplantation...
There is scarcity of data on the consequences coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) infections in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) from emerging countries.Here, we present a cohort study of 13 transplant centers in India including 250 KTR...
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) are an important cause of morbidity in the community, constituting one of the main reasons for hospitalization, and the fourth cause of healthcare-associated infection. The objectives of this study...
