Pediatric Kidney Transplant Rate Lower at For-Profit Dialysis Facilities
Dialysis facility profit status was associated with longer time to waitlisting and kidney transplantation, investigators reported.
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Paxlovid Use for COVID-19 May Be Feasible in Advanced CKD
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir is not current recommended for patients with CKD stage 4 or 5, but low-dose regimens could avoid adverse events, according to the authors of a recent editorial.
CellCept Approval Expanded to Include Pediatric Recipients of Heart, Liver Transplants
The expanded approval was based on pediatric extrapolation of efficacy from adequate and well-controlled studies and pharmacokinetic data in adult heart transplant and liver transplant patients.
Livtencity Approved for Post-Transplant Cytomegalovirus Infection
Livtencity is an orally bioavailable anti-CMV compound that targets and inhibits the UL97 protein kinase and its natural substrates.
Air Pollution May Up Risk for Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Moving to areas with low air pollution might improve outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, investigators suggested.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Linked to Greater Decline in Kidney Allograft Function
Patients with moderate and severe infection experienced a 17.50% and 23.16% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), respectively, from baseline (before testing positive for SARS-CoV-2) to 90 days after the positive test.
Profit Status May Affect Transplant Referrals at Dialysis Centers
A study of patients who initiated dialysis in the Southeast United States found that those receiving care at for-profit facilities were 16% less likely to receive a kidney transplant referral than patients at non-profit facilities.
Living Donor Kidney Transplants Declined in the Last Decade
Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing data reveals a declining trend in patients receiving a kidney from a living donor from 2010 to 2019.
SES Mediates Racial Differences in Kidney Transplant Listing
Among patients with kidney failure, accounting for SES and comorbidity attenuates racial disparities in listing for, but not receipt of, kidney transplant.
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