Doctors in Chicago saved the life of a young Missouri man with a rare infection that had liquefied his lungs, hooking him up to what they have called a total …
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Kidney Transplantation
Gentamicin May Not Reduce Post Kidney Transplant Urinary Tract Infection Risk
New research suggests intravesical gentamicin administered at the time of ureteroneocystostomy may not reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) following kidney transplantation.1 The findings indicate gentamicin may not …
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Lung Transplantation
SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics in a MHCI-mismatched lung transplant recipient
by Vivien Karlby Vivien KarlClinical data and biosamples Clinical data were extracted from medical records. Post-transplant care followed the in-house standard of care18,49 with adaptation of interventions and therapies to prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection as …
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Emotional effects
Side Effects of Steroids – Physical, Mental and Infection Risk
by News Sourceby News SourceSteroids, such as prednisone and methylprednisolone, are used extensively to treat both acute and chronic GVHD. You may need to take steroids for several months or longer to keep your …
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Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplants among people with HIV infection have been shown to be safe and effective
by News Sourceby News SourceIFor people with HIV who need a kidney transplant, receiving an organ from a donor who is also HIV-positive is as safe and effective as getting one from a donor …
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Dialysis
Cureus Veno-arterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient undergoing dialysis and suffering from cardiopulmonary failure due to coronavirus infection: a case report Coronavirus infection, a viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 COVID-19 was first reported in China in 2012. ….7 hours ago
by News Sourceby News SourceCureus Veno-arterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient undergoing dialysis and suffering from cardiopulmonary failure due to coronavirus infection: a case report Coronavirus infection, a viral infection caused by severe …
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Bone marrow transplantion
First sustained remission of HIV infection in the absence of protective mutations after bone marrow transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceCredit: CC0 Public Domain A total of seven people worldwide (two patients in Berlin, and patients in London, Dusseldorf, New York, City of Hope and Geneva) are thought to be …
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Organ Donation
Study finds organ donations from marijuana users pose no significant infection risk
by Ben Adlinby Ben AdlinA new federally funded study examining the potential risks of organ donation by marijuana users finds that even though many health care providers continue to restrict transplants to cannabis consumers, …
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Dialysis
Effects of novel coronavirus infection and other pneumonia on in-hospital mortality and functional decline in Japanese dialysis patients: A retrospective cohort study
Source of data Study participants were identified from the Diagnostic Procedure Combination (DPC) Inpatient Database, a Japanese administrative claims database. This database includes more than 1,000 of his hospitals, including …