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Changes in branched‐chain amino acids in an infant with maple syrup urine disease during perioperative pediatric liver transplant: A case report
Pediatric Transplant 3 min.
Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) has an incidence rate of 1 in 120 000 live births. It is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by a deficit in the branched‐chain keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKAD), a key enzyme in the oxidative decarboxylation of branched‐chain amino acids...
The Comparative Effectiveness of Perioperative Antibiotic Regimens to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Pediatric Transplant 1 min.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a common complication in liver transplant(LT) recipients. Lack of pediatric prophylaxis guidelines results in variation in preventative antibiotic regimens. We performed a retrospective observational study of LT recipients under 18 years using a merged dataset that...
Characterization of the Use and Efficacy of Isavuconazonium Sulfate in a Pediatric Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Population: A Single Institution Retrospective Review
Pediatric Transplant 3 min.
Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts.1,2 Mold infections caused by Aspergillus or Mucor species are of particular concern in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),...
Physical activity and its impact on cardiovascular health in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
Pediatric Transplant 6 min.
Children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and subsequent kidney transplantation (KTx) suffer from high cardiovascular (CV) morbidity [1–3] as a result of the accumulation of classical and non-classical risk factors during the course of disease progression [4, 5]. After KTx, this...
Presentation, anagement, and outcomes of norovirus in adult and pediatric solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients: A multicenter, retrospective study
Pediatric Transplant 5 min.
Noroviruses are small, nonenveloped, single‐stranded RNA viruses that are members of the Caliciviridae Of the 10 genogroups (GI‐GX), which can be further classified into 48 unique genotypes, GI, GII, and GIV are known to be human pathogens, although most infections are caused by GII and GI....
