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It never rains but pours: disseminated nocardiosis in a renal transplant patient from Nigeria – a case report
Kidney Transplantation 5 min.
Nocardia are ubiquitous Gram-positive, acid-fast bacteria found worldwide in soil and both fresh- and saltwater. The main route of infection is inhalation [1] but primary cutaneous infection can also occur following traumatic inoculation [2]. These environmental organisms were first described by French...
Continuous glucose monitoring in kidney transplant recipients: a narrative review
Kidney Transplantation 6 min.
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has become a transformative technology in diabetes management. Compared with traditional monitoring methods, which rely on intermittent blood or urine sampling only offering a fragmented view of glucose dynamics, CGM continuously tracks glucose levels in the interstitial...
Remimazolam tosylate vs. propofol: effects on anesthetic efficacy and renal function in living donor kidney transplantation
Kidney Transplantation 6 min.
Propofol is the most widely used short-acting sedative in clinical practice. It inhibits histamine release in the hypothalamus by activating central gamma-aminobutyric acid A (GABA) receptors, blocks N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, and modulates calcium influx to inhibit postsynaptic neuronal activity...
A population pharmacokinetic model for early follow-up dosing of tacrolimus in Tunisian kidney transplant recipients
Kidney Transplantation 1 min.
Tacrolimus is the cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation. However, it exhibits significant pharmacokinetic (PK) variability among patients. Therefore, Population Pharmacokinetic (PopPK) modeling is crucial for personalized tacrolimus treatment. While PopPK models have been...
