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| Carvalho,Fabiana Rabe; Cosendey,Rachel Ingrid Juliboni; Souza,Cintia Fernandes; Medeiros,Thalia; Menezes,Paulo Alexandre; Silva,Andrea Alice; Almeida,Jorge Reis; Lugon,Jocemir Ronaldo. |
| Abstract Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus is a major cause of morbidity in kidney transplant patients. Objectives: We aimed to study viral replication and serological response in the first months post kidney transplant in patients undergoing universal prophylaxis or preemptive therapy and correlate the findings with the clinical course of Human cytomegalovirus infection. Patients and methods: Independent from the clinical strategy adopted for managing Human cytomegalovirus infection, prophylaxis versus preemptive therapy, the pp65 antigenemia assay and serological response were assessed on the day of transplantation, and then weekly during the first three months of post-transplant. Results: From the 32 transplant recipients, 16 were positive for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cytomegalovirus; Pp65 antigenemia; Kidney transplant; Universal prophylaxis; Preemptive therapy. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000100051 |
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| Fram,D.; Castrucci,F.M.; Taminato,M.; Godoy-Martinez,P.; Freitas,M.C.S.; Belasco,A.; Sesso,R.; Pacheco-Silva,A.; Pignatari,A.C.; Barbosa,D.. |
| The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) cross-transmission between two patient groups (long-term dialysis and kidney transplant patients). Molecular typing, by automated ribotyping with the RiboPrinter Microbial Characterization System (Qualicon, USA), was used to analyze VRE isolates from 31 fecal samples of 320 dialysis patients and 38 fecal samples of 280 kidney transplant patients. Clonal spread of E. faecalis and E. casseliflavus was observed intragroup, but not between the two groups of patients. In turn, transmission of E. gallinarum and E. faecium between the groups was suggested by the finding of vancomycin-resistant isolates belonging to the same ribogroup in both dialysis and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; Transmission; Dialysis; Kidney transplant. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000100016 |
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| Franco,M.C.P.; Nagasako,S.S.; Machado,P.G.; Nogueira,P.C.K.; Pestana,J.O.M.; Sesso,R.. |
| In clinical practice, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is often determined with serum creatinine. However, studies have shown cystatin C to be a better parameter for the diagnosis of impaired renal function. We compared GFR estimated by plasma cystatin C with GFR estimated by serum creatinine in a sample of 50 pediatric renal transplant recipients and 24 healthy children. The correlation between GFR estimated by serum creatinine and by cystatin C was significant (r = 0.75; P < 0.001, Person’s correlation); however, in pediatric kidney transplant recipients, the GFR was 6.7 mL/min lower when determined using cystatin C rather than serum creatinine. Moreover, using GFR estimated by cystatin C we found that 42% of the pediatric kidney transplant... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Children; Kidney transplant; Cystatin C; Creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200017 |
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| Nascimento,Wenna Gleyce Araújo do; Cilião,Daiani Alves; Genre,Julieta; Gondim,Dikson Dibe; Alves,Renata Gomes; Hassan,Neife Deghaide; Lima,Francisco Pignataro; Pereira,Maurício Galvão; Donadi,Eduardo Antônio; Crispim,Janaina Cristiana de Oliveira. |
| Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays a role in host defense by upregulating both innate and acquired immune responses. Analysis of IL 18 polymorphisms may be clinically important since their roles have been recognized in a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. However, the role of this cytokine polymorphisms in kidney transplant still remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated the associations between IL 18 polymorphisms and graft function assessed by creatinine clearance in kidney transplant recipients. A total of 82 kidney transplant recipients and 183 healthy controls were enrolled, and frequencies of alleles, genotypes and haplotypes for IL 18 polymorphisms were determined and compared with creatinine clearance.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: IL-18; -607C/A; -137C/G; Kidney transplant. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000300005 |
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| Takemoto,Angélica Yukari; Okubo,Patrícia; Saito,Patricia Keiko; Yamakawa,Roger Haruki; Watanabe,Maria Angélica Ehara; Veríssimo da Silva Junior,Waldir; Borelli,Sueli Donizete; Bedendo,João. |
| Patients who undergo dialysis treatment or a renal transplant have a high risk of blood-borne viral infections, including the Torque teno virus (TTV). This study identified the presence of TTV and its genome groups in blood samples from 118 patients in dialysis and 50 renal-transplant recipients. The research was conducted in a hospital in the city of Maringá, state of Paraná. The viral DNA, obtained from whole blood, was identified by using two nested Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR). The frequencies of TTV were 17% and 36% in dialysis patients using the methodology proposed by Nishizawa et al. (1997) and Devalle and Niel (2004), respectively, and 10% and 54% among renal-transplant patients. There was no statistically significant association between the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Torque teno virus; Renal dialysis; Kidney transplant; Infection. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000100307 |
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