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21 Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Infection on Bone Mineral Density in Renal Transplant Recipients PLOS ONE, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
22 Prevalence and risk factors of hyperuricemia among kidney transplant recipients Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013
23 How to estimate kidney function in kidney transplant recipients with mild to moderate kidney impairment: comparison of estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) values between creatinine-based GFR equations and cystatin C-based GFR equations for Japanese population Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
24 Sotrastaurin in Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Regimen Using Everolimus in De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients American Journal of Transplantation, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
25 The long-term outcome of renal transplantation of IgA nephropathy and the impact of recurrence on graft survival Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 15, 2013 Review Article
26 Mortality in diabetes: pancreas transplantation is associated with significant survival benefit Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 15, 2013 Review Article
27 Prognostic significance of graft Foxp3 expression in renal transplant recipients: a critical review and attempt to reconcile discrepancies Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 15, 2013 Review Article
28 Evaluation of Mycophenolic Acid Exposure Using a Limited Sampling Strategy in Renal Transplant Recipients American Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013 Clinical Article
29 Study of CC chemokine receptor 5 in renal allograft rejection Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013 Review Article
30 Renal transplantation across ABO barrier Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013
31 Chromoblastomycosis in a renal allograft recipient Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013
32 Syndrome of rapid-onset end-stage renal disease in two consecutive renal transplant recipients Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, May 15, 2013
33 Risk factors and outcomes associated with acute kidney injury following ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Full Text BMC Nephrology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
34 Antihypertensive pharmacotherapy and long-term outcomes in pediatric kidney transplantation Clinical Transplantation, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
35 Basiliximab induction in renal transplantation: Long-term outcome Full Text Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
36 CT perfusion technique for assessment of early kidney allograft dysfunction: preliminary results European Radiology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
37 Measurement of Renovascular Circulating Volume During Hypothermic Organ Perfusion Transplantation, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
38 The Effects of In vivo B-cell Depleting Therapy on Ex-Vivo Cytokine Production Transplant Immunology, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
39 Microalbuminuria is associated with high prevalence of anemia in renal transplant recipients Transplantation Proceedings, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
40 Urinary Angiotensinogen Level Is Correlated with Proteinuria in Renal Transplant Recipients Transplantation Proceedings, May 13, 2013 Review Article
As published in the Journal of Infection, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute cardiac events (ACEs) have a higher fatality rate (19.4%) than patients with CAP but without ACEs (6.4%). Of 3291 patients with CAP over a 15-year period, 315 had ACEs (8%; arrhythmias, n=199; congestive heart failure, n=118; myocardial infarction, n=30). Based on multivariate analysis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, tachycardia, septic shock, multilobar pneumonia, hypoalbuminemia, and pneumococcal pneumonia were associated with ACEs in patients with CAP.
Read the article summaryResearchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) have reported that serum amyloid A (SAA) has greater sensitivity in detecting advanced renal tumors than CRP or IL-6 levels. Specifically, the sensitivities and specificities of SAA, CRP, and IL-6 for advanced renal tumors were 78%, 69%, and 44%, and 82%, 82%, and 94%, respectively. Furthermore, the SAA levels were higher in patients with advanced renal tumors than patients with localized renal tumors.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Pediatrics, NSAID-associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis occurred in 21 and 6 of 1015 children with acute kidney injuries, respectively. Correct dosing of NSAIDs was confirmed in 75% of the children. Children < 5 years of age had more severe disease, more often requiring dialysis (100% vs. 0) and ICU admission (75% vs. 9%), and increased length of stay (10 d vs. 7 d).
Read the article summary1 Preemptive Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: Considerations of Equity and Utility Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 8, 2013 Review Article
2 A Prospective Controlled Study of Kidney Donors: Baseline and 6-Month Follow-up American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 5, 2013
3 Vitamin D Status and Outcomes After Renal Transplantation Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 10, 2013
4 Health benefits and costs of screening for colorectal cancer in people on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 1, 2013
5 Screening for BK Viremia Reduces But Does Not Eliminate the Risk of BK Nephropathy: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis Transplantation, April 4, 2013
6 Future of Medicare Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 11, 2013
7 Fever and pneumonitis induced by enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium in a patient after kidney transplantation Transplant International, April 19, 2013
8 Effect of Peripheral Vascular Disease on Kidney Allograft Outcomes: A Study of U.S. Renal Data System Transplantation, March 25, 2013 Review Article
9 Cinacalcet effect on polymorphonuclear leucocytes of kidney transplant patients European Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 11, 2013
10 Could minors be living kidney donors? A systematic review of guidelines, position papers and reports Transplant International, April 16, 2013 Review Article
11 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Kidney Transplantation Current Hypertension Reports, April 2, 2013
12 Obtaining Regulatory T Cells from Uremic Patients awaiting Kidney Transplantation - For the use in clinical trials Clinical and Experimental Immunology, April 12, 2013 Review Article
13 Use of High-Dose Ganciclovir for the Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Replication in Solid Organ Transplant Patients With Ganciclovir Resistance-Inducing Mutations Transplantation, April 18, 2013
14 Randomized Trial of Everolimus-Facilitated Calcineurin Inhibitor Minimization Over 24 Months in Renal Transplantation Transplantation, April 3, 2013 Review Article
15 Identifying Appropriate Recipients for CDC Infectious Risk Donor Kidneys American Journal of Transplantation, April 5, 2013 Review Article
16 Henoch-Schonlein purpura in a renal transplant recipient with prior IgA nephropathy following influenza vaccination Clinical Kidney Journal, April 15, 2013
17 Clinical outcome with low-dose valacyclovir in high-risk renal transplant recipients: a 10-year experience Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 6, 2013
18 Policy variation in donor and recipient status in 11 pediatric renal transplantation centers Pediatric Nephrology, April 22, 2013 Review Article
19 Atypical presentation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a renal transplant recipient successfully treated with allopurinol and fluconazole Annals of Saudi Medicine, April 15, 2013 Free full text
20 Long-term effects of prophylactic and therapeutic lamivudine treatments in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive renal allograft recipients Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, April 24, 2013
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