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P neumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is rare in renal transplant recipients receiving only one month of prophylaxis
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2011-12)
Systemic absorption of oral vancomycin in a peripheral blood stem cell transplant patient with severe graft-versus-host disease of the gastrointestinal tract
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2009-10)
Oral vancomycin is often considered the drug of choice for severe Clostridium difficile- associated disease due to both its efficacy and pharmacokinetics. The potential for absorption is not well described in patients with ...
Pharmacokinetics of oral valganciclovir solution and intravenous ganciclovir in pediatric renal and liver transplant recipients
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-06)
M.D. Pescovitz, R.B. Ettenger, C.F. Strife, J.R. Sherbotie, S.E. Thomas, S. McDiarmid, S. Bartosh, J. Ives, M.R. Bouw, J. Bucuvalas. Pharmacokinetics of oral valganciclovir solution and intravenous ganciclovir in pediatric ...
Acanthamoeba infection in a patient with chronic graft-versus-host disease occurring during treatment with voriconazole
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2008-12)
We report a case of disseminated infection with Acanthamoeba in a patient with graft-versus-host disease after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The infection involved the brain, ...
Epidemiology and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in allogeneic hematopoietic cell and lung transplant recipients
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2018-04)
BackgroundClostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common complication of lung and allogeneic hematopoietic cell (HCT) transplant, but the epidemiology and outcomes of CDI after transplant are poorly described.MethodsWe ...
Biopsy-proven adenoviral diarrhea responding to low-dose cidofovir
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2008-10)
We present a case of diarrhea secondary to biopsy-proven adenovirus (ADV) infection after autologous peripheral hematopoietic stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma. The patient had a negative plasma polymerase chain ...
Effect of metronidazole use on tacrolimus concentrations in transplant patients treated for Clostridium difficile
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Truven Health Analytics, 2016-10)
BackgroundTwo case reports suggest that metronidazole treatment for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) increases tacrolimus (TAC) trough levels. The primary objective of this study was to determine the clinical ...
Multicenter evaluation of efficacy and safety of lowâ dose versus highâ dose valganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease in donor and recipient positive (D+/R+) renal transplant recipients
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2016-12)
BackgroundThe cytomegalovirus (CMV) donorâ positive/recipientâ positive (D+/R+) population is the largest proportion of renal transplant recipients (RTR). Guidelines for prevention of CMV in the intermediateâ risk D+/R+ ...
False‐positive Aspergillus galactomannan assay in solid organ transplant recipients with histoplasmosis
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-04)
A multicenter evaluation of hepatitis B reactivation with and without antiviral prophylaxis after kidney transplantation
(UpToDateWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2022-02)
BackgroundHepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)- negative and hepatitis B core antibody (anti- HBc)- positive kidney transplant recipients ranges between 1.4% and 9.6%. Limited ...