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Reverse Transplant Tourism [PDF]

, 2014
In this article, we propose a novel form of kidney swap, which we label “Reverse Transplant Tourism.” This proposal has the potential to increase the number of successful transplants in the US at a time of great need, while reducing costs.
Krawiec, Kimberly D., Rees, Michael A.
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Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety of Subcutaneous Belimumab in Pediatric Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter, Open‐Label Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and exploratory efficacy of subcutaneous belimumab in pediatric patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving standard therapy. Methods This single‐arm, multicenter, open‐label trial (GSK study 200908; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Jordi Antón, Inmaculada Calvo‐Penadés, Richard Dimelow, Gerd Horneff, Sylvia Kamphuis, Rebecca Marino, Andre van Maurik, Kirsten Minden, Masaaki Mori, Josephine Ocran‐Appiah, Christel Wilkinson, Yuichi Yamasaki, Deepak Assudani, for the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG) and Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) Network investigators   +14 more
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Impact of early surgical complications on kidney transplant outcomes

BMC Surgery
Background Kidney transplantation (KT) improves clinical outcomes of patients with end stage renal disease. Little has been reported on the impact of early post-operative surgical complications (SC) on long-term clinical outcomes following KT.
Michelle Minkovich, Nikita Gupta, Michelle Liu, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Markus Selzner, Jason Y. Lee, S. Joseph Kim, Anand Ghanekar   +8 more
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Safety and efficacy of prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia involving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole dose reduction in kidney transplantation

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the drug of choice for anti-Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients (KTR).
G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Jill Beckley, Mohit Mathur, Madhushankar Gunasekaran, Michelle M. Nash, Lindita Rapi, Michael Huang, Jeffrey S. Zaltzman   +7 more
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Acute kidney injury successfully treated with autologous granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor‐mobilized peripheral blood CD34‐positive cell transplantation: A first‐in‐human report

Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2021
A 36‐year‐old man with severe acute kidney injury (AKI) was admitted to Shonan Kamakura General Hospital in Japan. He was diagnosed with refractory hypertension based on a severely elevated blood pressure of 224/116 mmHg and retinal, cardiac, and brain ...
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takayasu Ohtake, Toshitaka Tsukiyama, Marie Morota, Kunihiro Ishioka, Hidekazu Moriya, Yasuhiro Mochida, Sumi Hidaka, Tsutomu Sato, Takayuki Asahara, Shuzo Kobayashi   +10 more
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Differences in Proinflammatory Cytokines and Monocyte Subtypes in Older as Compared With Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients. [PDF]

, 2018
Background:The number of elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease requiring kidney transplantation continues to grow. Evaluation of healthy older adults has revealed proinflammatory changes in the immune system, which are posited to contribute to ...
Abdalla, Basmah, Bunnapradist, Suphamai, Danovitch, Gabriel, Groysberg, Victoria, Korin, Yael, Liang, Emily C, Lum, Erik, Pham, Phuong-Thu, Reed, Elaine F, Rossetti, Maura, Schaenman, Joanna, Sidwell, Tiffany, Sunga, Gema, Vangala, Sitaram   +13 more
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Complete genome sequence of BK polyomavirus subtype Ib-1 detected in a kidney transplant patient with BK viremia using shotgun sequencing [PDF]

, 2017
We report here the complete genome sequence of polyomavirus BK subtype Ib-1, isolate AR11, identified in urine from a human kidney transplant recipient with a clinical diagnosis of BK viremia. The AR11 isolate is closely related to reference strain human
Brennan, Daniel C, Finn, Patricia W, Perkins, David L, Rani, Asha, Ranjan, Ravi   +4 more
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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Intravascular lymphoma forming massive aortic tumors complicated with sarcoidosis and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a case report and literature review

BMC Nephrology, 2018
Background Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma characterized by proliferation of B cells within small vessels.
Yasuhiro Oda, Kunihiro Ishioka, Takayasu Ohtake, Shuku Sato, Yotaro Tamai, Rikako Oki, Kenji Matsui, Yasuhiro Mochida, Hidekazu Moriya, Sumi Hidaka, Shuzo Kobayashi   +10 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
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