Is Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia after stem cell transplantations a contagious disease?

abstract：:Sauropus androgymus (SA), a vegetable of the Euphorbiaceae family, is a common food source in Malaysia. In Taiwan, over 30 patients have developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Symptoms consistent with a severe obstructive ventilatory defect...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Luh SP,Lee YC,Chang YL,Wu HD,Kuo SH,Chu SH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis (HD) undergoing kidney transplant evaluation are at higher risk for colonic neoplasia than the general population. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with ESKD who underwent a first screening colo...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Saumoy M,Jesudian AB,Aden B,Serur D,Sundararajan S,Sivananthan G,Gambarin-Gelwan M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Ischemia-reperfusion injury impacts early liver graft function. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) as early as at reperfusion has shown to predict in-hospital complications, but its impact on vascular complications and long-term outcomes is not ascertained. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted on all cons...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Faitot F,Besch C,Lebas B,Addeo P,Ellero B,Woehl-Jaegle ML,Namer IJ,Bachellier P,Freys G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-stage renal disease is associated with illness-induced disruptions that challenge patients and their families to accommodate and adapt. However, the impact of patients' marital status on kidney transplant outcome has never been studied. This project, based on data from United States Renal Data System (US...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Naiman N,Baird BC,Isaacs RB,Koford JK,Habib AN,Wang BJ,Barenbaum LL,Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The colloid-based University of Wisconsin (UW) preservation solution has been used extensively in clinical pancreas transplantation. Experimental studies support the use of the crystalloid-based histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) preservation solution for this purpose. AIM:We report our initial experi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Potdar S,Malek S,Eghtesad B,Shapiro R,Basu A,Patel K,Broznick B,Fung J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent scarcity of organ donors has made it necessary to consider transplantation of organs that may have the potential to transmit hepatitis B virus (HBV) to the recipient. Previous reports have documented the probability of infection of particular recipient populations with transplanted livers from hepatitis B...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Dodson SF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although liver transplantation may potentially cure hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the risk of HCC recurrence is 8%-20% at five years post-transplant. Pre-transplant alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a predictor of HCC recurrence, but it is unknown if pre-transplant AFP also predicts survival in patients with recu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mahmud N,John B,Taddei TH,Goldberg DS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the influence on allograft survival of pretransplant panel reactive antibodies (PRA) < 10%, PRA > 10%, autoantibodies, cold antibodies and a positive B cell crossmatch in 807 renal and 237 cardiac transplant recipients. Donors and recipients were predominantly of mixed ancestry (Khoi, San, Xhosa and Caucas...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Creemers P,Brink J,Kahn D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of importing expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys is uncertain. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our single-center experience with ECD kidney transplants (KT). RESULTS:Over 12.8 years, we performed 497 ECD KTs including 247 local and 250 imported from other donor service areas. The import ECD...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Khan MA,El-Hennawy H,Farney AC,Rogers J,Orlando G,Reeves-Daniel A,Palanisamy A,Gautreaux M,Iskandar S,Doares W,Kaczmorski S,Stratta RJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an effort to increase organ donation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the Final Rule in 1998. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) later required hospitals to notify organ procurement organizations (OPO) of all deaths and imminent deaths in order to remain eligible for Medica...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Higashigawa KH,Carroll C,Wong LL,Wong LM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unresponsive pulmonary hypertension (PH) implies poor posttransplant outcomes. Data on late adaptation of the right ventricle (RV) are still few. This study evaluated three-yr RV function and remodeling, exercise capacity, and hemodynamic data in a selected group of patients initially disqualified because of PH. Betwe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： De Santo LS,Buonocore M,Agrusta F,Bancone C,Galdieri N,Romano G,Maiello C,Amarelli C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation is presently the best treatment for end-stage renal disease, although considered contraindicated for elderly patients. However, more investigation is needed due to higher life expectancy rates of the general population and the increasing number of over 60-yr-old patients with chronic renal failur...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mendonça HM,Dos Reis MA,de Castro de Cintra Sesso R,Câmara NO,Pacheco-Silva A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal mineral metabolism is not uncommon after renal transplant (TXP). In dialysis patients, elevated serum phosphorous (P), calcium (Ca), CaP product, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The effect of these abnormalities on recipient and graft survival aft...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Egbuna OI,Taylor JG,Bushinsky DA,Zand MS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In France, liver grafts which have been refused by at least five centers are proposed as rescue allocation (RA). The aim of this study is to clarify the feasibility and safety of RA grafts in liver transplantation (LT). Short- and long-term outcomes of patients who received RA grafts (RA group) were compared with thos...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kitano Y,Allard MA,Nakada S,Beghdadi N,Karam V,Vibert E,Sa Cunha A,Castaing D,Cherqui D,Baba H,Adam R

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal transplant outcomes in Hispanics have been conflicting regarding acute rejection (AR) and allograft survival. Additionally, the feasibility of early corticosteroid withdrawal (ECW) regimens among Hispanics has not been adequately addressed. The purpose of this study is to report outcomes following ECW ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Afaneh C,Cheng E,Aull MJ,Watkins AC,Kim J,Leeser DB,Kapur S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have been successfully used for treatment of proteinuria after renal transplantation (RTx). Factors possibly responsible for the great inter-patient variance of the antiproteinuric effect (APE) have not yet been investigated in renal-transplanted patients. METH...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lufft V,Kliem V,Hamkens A,Bleck JS,Eisenberger U,Petersen R,Ehlerding G,Maschek H,Pichlmayr R,Brunkhorst R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent in renal transplant candidates; however, its effect on the transplant outcome is still controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of HCV infection in the outcome of kidney transplantation in a single transplant center. The study populat...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arango J,Arbelaez M,Henao J,Mejia G,Arroyave I,Carvajal J,Garcia A,Gutierrez J,Velásquez A,Garcia L,Aguirre C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hepatic allograft is a major concern after successful liver transplant (LTx). AIM:To examine the response rate to pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin in post-LTx patients with HCV recurrence. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 2003 and September 2006, 6...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Jain A,Sharma R,Ryan C,Safadjou S,Kashyap R,Mantry P,Maliakkal B,Orloff M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incisional hernias, that significantly affect the quality of life of patients, are common complications especially after major surgery, such as liver transplantation. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to outline the available evidence on the complications occurring after mesh implantation as a treatment o...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Frountzas M,Nikolaou C,Maris S,Stavrou E,Giannopoulos P,Schizas D,Stergios K,Toutouzas K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a study to identify differences in the urinary microbiome associated with chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) and compared the urinary microbiome of male and female transplant recipients with CAD. METHODS:This case-control study enrolled 67 patients within the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wu JF,Muthusamy A,Al-Ghalith GA,Knights D,Guo B,Wu B,Remmel RP,Schladt DP,Alegre ML,Oetting WS,Jacobson PA,Israni AK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke incidence is high in end-stage renal disease, and risk factors differ between the dialysis and general populations. However, risk factors and outcomes following renal transplantation remain unclear. We analyzed all adult patients with a functioning renal transplant from 01/01/2007 to 12/31/2012. Data were extra...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Findlay MD,Thomson PC,MacIsaac R,Jardine AG,Patel RK,Stevens KK,Rutherford E,Clancy M,Geddes CC,Dawson J,Mark PB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute allograft glomerulopathy (AAG) characterized by hypercellularity, enlargement of endothelial cells, infiltration of glomeruli by mononuclear cells and webs of PAS-positive material has been reported as an unusual but distinct form of acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients. We present a case of persisten...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Katafuchi R,Masutani K,Mizumasa T,Fujita E,Tanaka H,Ikeda K,Yanase T,Ando T,Fujimi S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant erythrocytosis (PTE) has been increasingly recognized as a complication of kidney transplantation, and several risk factors have been defined. Recent evidence suggests renal function may also play a role in hematological recovery after transplantation and risk of PTE. In this study of kidney transplant...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nankivell BJ,Allen RD,O'Connell PJ,Chapman JR

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As many as 50% of liver transplant patients suffer gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances post-transplant. Conversion from mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) alleviates GI symptom burden in renal transplant recipients. We employed a validated patient and physician-reported assessment to evaluate ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Toledo AH,Hendrix L,Buchholz V,Fisher E,Newton K,Smith C,Gerber DA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular complications remain a significant source of morbidity after pancreatic transplantation. We describe a pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) involving the SMA and the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) discovered and treated surgically in the second week after ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Khan TF,Ciancio G,Burke GW 3rd,Sfakianakis GN,Miller J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the USA. Consequently, there are an increasing number of potential organ donors that are obese, but would otherwise be appropriate donors for pancreas transplantation (PTx). This is a retrospective study of all PTx performed at Indiana University between 2003 and 2009 (n = 3...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fridell JA,Mangus RS,Taber TE,Goble ML,Milgrom ML,Good J,Vetor R,Powelson JA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:When a patient who had renal replacement therapy becomes older, an elder donor candidate may be considered as a potential donor for living-related transplantation. Elder donor candidate might have pre-existing disease including mild renal dysfunction, such as proteinuria. Marginally appropriate donors migh...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Akioka K,Okamoto M,Ushigome H,Nobori S,Suzuki T,Sakai K,Sakamoto S,Urasaki K,Yanagisawa A,Fukatsu A,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation is an established procedure for patients with type I diabetes and end-stage renal disease. Continuous advances in the operation techniques with consequent reduction of perioperative morbidity and mortality and the introduction of modern immunosuppressive agents improved not...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Schmied BM,Müller SA,Mehrabi A,Welsch T,Büchler MW,Zeier M,Schmidt J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the etiology of anemia post-renal transplantation, we assessed hematologic parameters and EPO levels in 38 anemic and 16 non-anemic control renal transplant recipients (RTRs) with varying degrees of allograft function at periods > 3 months post-transplantation. Significant differences between the two groups ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Miles AM,Markell MS,Daskalakis P,Sumrani NB,Hong J,Sommer BG,Friedman EA

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) is a more sensitive technique than classical complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) for the detection of donor-directed antibody before renal transplantation. Nevertheless, the role of FCXM in predicting long-term survival of kidney grafts is still unclear. The purpose of our study wa...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rebibou JM,Bittencourt MC,Saint-Hillier Y,Chabod J,Dupont I,Bittard H,Chalopin JM,Hervé P,Tiberghien P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00