Articles tagged "Urinalysis"

2020 American Transplant Congress
The Noninvasive Urinary Sediment Double Immunostaining Test Predicts BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, S. Yang¹, X. Hou², H. Yang³, C. Wang¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co, Ltd, Guangzhou, China, ³Fuda Cancer Hospital, Jinan University, Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: This study aimed to improve the diagnostic value of decoy cells for BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy (BKPyVAN) in kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: A total of 105…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A New Diagnostic Approach to HLA Testing in Kidney Transplant Patients Using Renal Epithelial Cells
M. Herrmann¹, C. Bach², K. X. Knaup¹, M. Schiffer¹, B. Spriewald², M. S. Wiesener¹
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Haematology and Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
*Purpose: In this study we present a new diagnostic approach to HLA typing in kidney transplant recipients using cultured renal tubular cells from urine samples…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Outcome Evaluation of Kidney Donors with and without Sickle Cell Trait
A. Alshaqaq, N. Musaied, A. AlAbadi, M. AlBugami, F. AlOtaibi, K. Hamawi, K. Bel’eed-Akkari
Multi-Organ Transplant Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Kidney transplant programs in Saudi Arabia (KSA) are predominantly based on living kidney donation. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is prevalent in the Eastern and…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Ureteral Stent Removal Reduce Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
M. Tarokh¹, B. Frainey², M. Fascelli³, D. Goldfarb¹, A. Wee³, M. Eltemamy³
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ureteral stents are commonly placed during kidney transplantation (KT). Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common risk factor after KT and can have detrimental…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Urine Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Aids in the Diagnosis of BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with BK Viruria
G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, W. Chen¹, P. Chen¹, T. Jiang², C. Wang¹, L. Chen¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²AlloDx Biotech Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) are important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants, which is similar to T cell mediated rejection (TCMR) in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Patients Using Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole versus Alternative Agents for Pneumocystis Jiroveci Prophylaxis
L. C. Laird, R. M. Nygaard, T. L. Anderson-Haag, A. M. Spenningsby, P. A. Stahler
Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) is used in kidney transplant patients for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and has demonstrated a decrease in the incidence of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Need of a New Formula to Estimate Creatinine Clearance in Immediate Post Kidney Transplant Period with Functioning Allograft
A. B. Jain¹, U. Farooq², A. Brooks¹, T. Dohi¹, F. Butt¹, Z. Kadry¹
¹Surgery ( Transplant), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, PA, ²Medicine( Neprhology), Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
*Purpose: Introduction: Post kidney transplant (KTx), with functioning renal allograft, serum creatinine continues to decrease at a variable rate until it stabilizes after a few…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multidisciplinary Transplant UTI Service; Challenging the Stalemate
J. J. Chong, A. Adiki, D. Ness, J. Olsburgh, R. H. Zakri
Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Symptomatic UTIs (urinary tract infections) cause a significantly detrimental effect on long term graft function. Immunosuppression coupled with underlying renal or urological abnormality makes…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Characterization Of Microscopic Hematuria Following Renal Transplant
M. L. McDonald¹, T. N. Duong², N. Datta², H. A. Gritsch¹, S. Bunnapradist²
¹Department of Urology, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Division of Nephrology, Kidney and Pancreas Programs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends a CT Urography and cystoscopy for the evaluation of a single episode of microscopic hematuria (MH) in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transport Medium Fluid Cultures in Paediatric Renal Transplantation: Are We Ready to Make a Consensus on Prophylaxis?
D. Furnell¹, S. Boyle¹, N. Kessaris², S. D. Marks¹, J. Stojanovic¹
¹Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ²Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To establish the rate of positive transport medium fluid cultures and sensitivity to antibiotics in paediatric renal transplant recipients.*Methods: We analysed the electronic records…