Reticuloendothelial function in renal allograft recipients.

BK Virus Infection in Renal Allograft Recipients

BK virus infection is a challenging complication in renal allograft recipients and has been associated with hematuria, ureteral stenosis, nephropathy and malignancy. BK virus infection occurs early during childhood and the virus lays dormant in uroepithelial cells. Reactivation of the virus in renal transplant recipients is particularly worrisome because of its propensity to cause local damage ...

BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF LOW DOSE CYCLOSPORINE WITH MMF (MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL) IN RENAL ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENTS

Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) have significantly reduced the incidence of acute rejection. Nephrotoxicity however may contribute to long-term allograft dysfunction. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) may allow cyclosporine (CsA) dose reduction without increasing the risk of rejection. Methods: In seventy-eight living unrelated kidney transplant patients with renal dysfunction, we studi...

Mycobacterial disease in renal allograft recipients

Copyright: © 2013 Ardalan M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) recipients have impaired cellmediated immunity, and are at increased risk of Mycobacterial infection. M...

BK virus infection in renal allograft recipients.

Can pre-implantation biopsies predict renal allograft function in pediatric renal transplant recipients?

OBJECTIVES To determine the utility of pre-implantation renal biopsy (PIB) to predict renal allograft outcomes. METHODS This is a retrospective review of all patients that underwent PIB from January 2003 to December 2011 at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, United Kingdom. Thirty-two male patients (56%) aged 1.5-16 years (median: 10.2) at the time of transplantation wer...