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Most kidney transplant patients who undergo biopsies are classified as having no rejection based on consensus thresholds. However, we hypothesized that because these patients have normal adaptive immune systems, T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) may exist as subthreshold activity in some transplants currently classified as no rejection. To examine this question, we studied genome-wide microarray results from 5086 kidney transplant biopsies (4170 patients). An updated archetypal analysis designated 56% of biopsies as no rejection. Subthreshold molecular TCMR and/or ABMR activity molecular activity was detectable as elevated classifier scores in many biopsies classified as no rejection, with ABMR activity in many TCMR biopsies and TCMR activity in many ABMR biopsies. In biopsies classified as no rejection histologically and molecularly, molecular TCMR classifier scores correlated with increases in histologic TCMR features and molecular injury, lower eGFR, and higher risk of graft loss, and molecular ABMR activity correlated with increased glomerulitis and donor-specific antibody. No rejection biopsies with high subthreshold TCMR or ABMR activity had a higher probability of having TCMR or ABMR respectively diagnosed in a future biopsy. We conclude that many kidney transplant recipients have unrecognized subthreshold TCMR or ABMR activity, with significant implications for future problems.
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Introduction: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by multi-drug resistant strains are a serious and growing problem in organ transplant (TX) recipients. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of UTIs caused by multi-drug resistant strains in hospitalized patients after kidney or liver transplantation in a large transplant center. Material and methods: 392 cases of UTIs in patients after kidney or liver TX hospitalized in 2014, 2015 and 2016 were analyzed. Among the assessed cases of UTIs, 66.07% occurred in women, 33.93% - in men, 80.1% - in kidney TX recipients and 19.9% - in liver TX recipients. The median age of the patients was 57.51 years and the median time since TX was 41.44 months. Results: Most episodes of UTIs were observed during the first year after TX - 121 (30.78%) of cases. A total of 506 pathogens were cultured: 345 Gram-negative bacteria (68.182%), 146 Gram-positive bacteria (28.854%) and 15 fungi (2.964%). More than one pathogen was found in 25.51% of urine cultures. Among bacteria (n=491), a resistance mechanism was detected in 166 (33.81%) pathogens (133 Gram-negative and 33 Gram-positive). The most common etiological agents were: E. coli ESBL- (23.72%), K. pneumoniae ESBL+ (17.19%), E. faecalis (11.27%) and E. faecium (7.71%). Diabetes was present in 129 (35.46%) of patients, and the number of UTI cases was similar in the group with and without diabetes. Conclusions: Compared to the general population, in hospitalized patients after kidney or liver transplantation UTIs occur more often in men and are more often caused by Gram-positive bacteria. In 33.81% of cases UTIs are caused by multi-drug resistant strains, predominantly Gram-negative bacteria.
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Diabetes Mellitus , Transplante de Órgãos , Infecções Urinárias , Masculino , Humanos , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Escherichia coli , Polônia/epidemiologia , Infecções Urinárias/epidemiologia , Transplante de Órgãos/efeitos adversos , Bactérias Gram-Negativas , Diabetes Mellitus/tratamento farmacológico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
To extend previous molecular analyses of rejection in liver transplant biopsies in the INTERLIVER study (ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT03193151), the present study aimed to define the gene expression selective for parenchymal injury, fibrosis, and steatohepatitis. We analyzed genome-wide microarray measurements from 337 liver transplant biopsies from 13 centers. We examined expression of genes previously annotated as increased in injury and fibrosis using principal component analysis (PCA). PC1 reflected parenchymal injury and related inflammation in the early posttransplant period, slowly regressing over many months. PC2 separated early injury from late fibrosis. Positive PC3 identified a distinct mildly inflamed state correlating with histologic steatohepatitis. Injury PCs correlated with liver function and histologic abnormalities. A classifier trained on histologic steatohepatitis predicted histologic steatohepatitis with cross-validated AUC = 0.83, and was associated with pathways reflecting metabolic abnormalities distinct from fibrosis. PC2 predicted histologic fibrosis (AUC = 0.80), as did a molecular fibrosis classifier (AUC = 0.74). The fibrosis classifier correlated with matrix remodeling pathways with minimal overlap with those selective for steatohepatitis, although some biopsies had both. Genome-wide assessment of liver transplant biopsies can not only detect molecular changes induced by rejection but also those correlating with parenchymal injury, steatohepatitis, and fibrosis, offering potential insights into disease mechanisms for primary diseases.
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Transplante de Fígado , Fígado , Biópsia , Fígado Gorduroso , Fibrose , Rejeição de Enxerto , Humanos , Fígado/patologia , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , FenótipoRESUMO
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare condition characterized by the development of aseptic, non-healing skin ulcers. Any skin trauma, such as a surgical incision, can trigger an outbreak of lesions. Our case and literature review show that a physician should consider PG in every event of a non-healing, aseptic wound after surgery. The treatment of PG requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and immunosuppressive therapy is the first line of treatment, while surgical interventions should be avoided in the active stage of PG.
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Polyomavirus associated nephropathy (PyVAN) continues to be a burden in renal transplantation leading to allograft insufficiency or graft failure. A presumptive diagnosis of PyVAN is made based on the presence of BK polyomavirus in patients' plasma; however, kidney biopsy remains the gold standard to establish a definitive diagnosis. The Banff Working Group on PyVAN proposed a novel classification of definitive PyVAN based on polyomavirus replication/load level and the extent of interstitial fibrosis. The aim of our study was to test the newly defined classes of PyVAN using independent cohorts of 124 kidney transplant patients with PyVAN with respect to the initial presentation and outcome, and to compare our analysis to that previously reported. Detailed analysis of our cohort revealed that the proposed classification of PyVAN did not stratify or identify patients at increased risk of allograft failure. Specifically, while class 3 was associated with the worst prognosis, there was no significant difference between the outcomes in classes 1 and 2. We also found that the timing post-transplantation and inflammation in areas of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy might be additional factors contributing to an unfavorable allograft outcome in patients with PyVAN.
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Vírus BK , Nefropatias , Transplante de Rim , Nefrite Intersticial , Infecções por Polyomavirus , Infecções Tumorais por Vírus , Humanos , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Polyomavirus/diagnósticoRESUMO
Molecular diagnosis of rejection is emerging in kidney, heart, and lung transplant biopsies and could offer insights for liver transplant biopsies. We measured gene expression by microarrays in 235 liver transplant biopsies from 10 centers. Unsupervised archetypal analysis based on expression of previously annotated rejection-related transcripts identified 4 groups: normal "R1normal " (N = 129), T cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) "R2TCMR " (N = 37), early injury "R3injury " (N = 61), and fibrosis "R4late " (N = 8). Groups differed in median time posttransplant, for example, R3injury 99 days vs R4late 3117 days. R2TCMR biopsies expressed typical TCMR-related transcripts, for example, intense IFNG-induced effects. R3injury displayed increased expression of parenchymal injury transcripts (eg, hypoxia-inducible factor EGLN1). R4late biopsies showed immunoglobulin transcripts and injury-related transcripts. R2TCMR correlated with histologic rejection although with many discrepancies, and R4late with fibrosis. R2TCMR , R3injury , and R4late correlated with liver function abnormalities. Supervised classifiers trained on histologic rejection showed less agreement with histology than unsupervised R2TCMR scores. No confirmed cases of clinical antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) were present in the population, and strategies that previously revealed ABMR in kidney and heart transplants failed to reveal a liver ABMR phenotype. In conclusion, molecular analysis of liver transplant biopsies detects rejection, has the potential to resolve ambiguities, and could assist with immunosuppressive management.
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Transplante de Coração , Transplante de Rim , Transplante de Fígado , Biópsia , Rejeição de Enxerto/etiologia , Rejeição de Enxerto/genética , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversosRESUMO
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Many scoring systems in liver diseases use static values of liver function parameters. These parameters may change significantly in liver transplant (LTx) recipients over time due to various processes. The study was aimed at building a new model for survival prediction after LTx based on variability of selected parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 450 LTx recipients who survived a minimum one year after transplantation. We analyzed liver enzymes and hematology parameters static values and their variability during the first year after transplantation. Modeling patients' survival was performed using Cox regression. Various sets of parameters (both static and variability and trends values) were tested to predict survival in our study group. Models' performance was measured using the concordance index. RESULTS: The single predictors of the patients survival were the static values of AST with C-index 0.706 (0.5883-0.7494), ALT 0.6102 (0.4843-0.6857) and bilirubin 0.6224 (0.5537-0.6695). High prediction scores were observed for variability in creatinine 0.6023 (0.5409-0.6451), PLT 0.6350 (0.5491-0.7043), RBC 0.5689 (0.5065-0.6213) and WBC 0.6506 (0.5095-0.7124). Our best-fitted and proposed model for patients survival after LTx has C-index 0.8273 (IQR 0.7767-0.8649). The model uses the following indicators for mortality prediction: the static value of AST, variability measure of PLT and trend measures of WBC and PLT. CONCLUSIONS: Adding variability and trend measures increases predictive accuracy in modeling patients survival after LTx. We propose a high-accuracy survival model in which variability and trend of PLT measures in the first year after transplantation are strong predictors of long-term mortality.
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Alanina Transaminase/sangue , Aspartato Aminotransferases/sangue , Bilirrubina/sangue , Creatinina/sangue , Transplante de Fígado , Mortalidade , Contagem de Plaquetas , Adulto , Estudos de Coortes , Contagem de Eritrócitos , Feminino , Humanos , Contagem de Leucócitos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: There are many doubts with regards to accepting deceased kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) for transplantation. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to present the 5-years outcome of kidney transplantation cases where deceased donors developed AKI before organ procurement. METHODS: Two hundred twenty-six deceased renal transplants were analyzed. Data regarding donors and recipients were collected. Terminal AKI was defined as terminal serum creatinine concentration higher than 1.99 mg/dL and 66 such cases were diagnosed. All kidney transplant recipients were followed for 60 months. RESULTS: AKI group presented more episodes of delayed graft function (DGF) compared to the non-AKI group (56% vs 35%, p < .05). No differences were observed between the groups in the rate of acute rejection episodes, kidney function as well as patient and graft survival. CONCLUSIONS: Transplants with AKI present more often DGF and comparable graft survival to transplants without AKI. Kidneys with AKI can be a valuable source of organs provided attentive selection and appropriate care of deceased donors.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/mortalidade , Função Retardada do Enxerto/epidemiologia , Seleção do Doador/normas , Rejeição de Enxerto/epidemiologia , Falência Renal Crônica/cirurgia , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Aloenxertos/patologia , Aloenxertos/provisão & distribuição , Função Retardada do Enxerto/patologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Taxa de Filtração Glomerular , Rejeição de Enxerto/patologia , Sobrevivência de Enxerto , Humanos , Rim/patologia , Falência Renal Crônica/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de Sobrevida , Doadores de Tecidos , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major problem in kidney transplant recipients, resulting in serious infectious complications and occasionally mortality. Accumulating evidence indicates that natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and their ligands affect the susceptibility to various diseases, including viral infections (e.g., CMV infection). We investigated whether KIR genes and their ligands affect the occurrence of CMV infection in a group of 138 kidney transplant recipients who were observed for 720 days posttransplantation. We typed the recipients for the presence of KIR genes (human leukocyte antigen C1 [HLA-C1], HLA-C2, HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR1) by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers. The multivariate analysis revealed that the lack of KIR2DS2 (p = 0.035), the presence of KIR2DL3 (p = 0.075), and the presence of KIR2DL2â»HLA-C1 (p = 0.044) were risk factors for posttransplant CMV infection. We also found that a lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.036), an earlier time of antiviral prophylaxis initiation (p = 0.025), lymphocytopenia (p = 0.012), and pretransplant serostatus (donor-positive/recipient-negative; p = 0.042) were independent risk factors for posttransplant CMV infection. In conclusion, our findings confirm that the KIR/HLA genotype plays a significant role in anti-CMV immunity and suggest the contribution of both environmental and genetic factors to the incidence of CMV infection after kidney transplantation.
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/genética , Antígenos HLA-C/metabolismo , Transplante de Rim , Receptores KIR/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Marcadores Genéticos , Genótipo , Haplótipos/genética , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de Risco , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Despite universal prophylaxis, late cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection occurs in a high proportion of kidney transplant recipients. We evaluated whether a specific viral T-cell response allows for the better identification of recipients who are at high risk of CMV infection after prophylaxis withdrawal. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study in 19 pretransplant anti-CMV seronegative kidney graft recipients R- (18 from seropositive donors [D+] and one from a seronegative donor [D-]) and 67 seropositive recipients R(+) (59 from seropositive donors and eight from seronegative donors) who received antiviral prophylaxis with valganciclovir. The QuantiFERON-CMV (QF-CMV) assay was performed within the first and third months after transplantation. Blood samples were monitored for CMV DNAemia using a commercial quantitative nucleic acid amplification test (QNAT) that was calibrated to the World Health Organization International Standard. RESULTS: Twenty-one of the 86 patients (24%) developed CMV viremia after prophylaxis withdrawal within 12 months posttransplantation. In the CMV R(+) group, the QF-CMV assay yielded reactive results (QF-CMV[+]) in 51 of 67 patients (76%) compared with 7 of 19 patients (37%) in the CMV R(-) group (p = 0.001). In the CMV R(+) group, infection occurred in seven of 16 recipients (44%) who were QF-CMV(-) and eight of 51 recipients (16%) who were QF-CMV(+). In the CMV R(-) group, infection evolved in five of 12 recipients (42%) who were QF-CMV(-) and one of 7 recipients (14%) who were QF-CMV(+). No difference was found in the incidence of CMV infection stratified according to the QF-CMV results with regard to the recipients' pretransplant CMV IgG serology (p = 0.985). Cytomegalovirus infection occurred in 15 of 36 patients (42%) with hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) 90 days posttransplantation compared with two of 34 patients (6%) without HGG (p = 0.0004). Cytomegalovirus infection occurred in seven of 13 patients (54%) with lymphocytopenia compared with 14 of 70 patients (20%) without lymphocytopenia (p = 0.015). The multivariate analysis revealed that the nonreactive QuantiFERON-CMV assay was an independent risk factor for postprophylaxis CMV infection. CONCLUSIONS: In kidney transplant recipients who received posttransplantation prophylaxis, negative QF-CMV results better defined the risk of CMV infection than initial CMV IgG status after prophylaxis withdrawal. Hypogammaglobulinemia and lymphocytopenia were risk factors for CMV infection.
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/prevenção & controle , Citomegalovirus/imunologia , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Valganciclovir/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Idoso , Anticorpos Antivirais/sangue , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Citomegalovirus/genética , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/epidemiologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Linfócitos T/virologia , Doadores de Tecidos , Transplantados , Viremia/diagnóstico , Viremia/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Background: Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infection has become a major health problem in Europe and is currently a common cause of viral brain infection in many countries. Encephalitis in transplant recipients, althrough rare, is becoming a recognized complication. Our study provides the first description of transmission of TBEV through transplantation of solid organs. Methods: Three patients who received solid organ transplants from a single donor (2 received kidney, and 1 received liver) developed encephalitis 17-49 days after transplantation and subsequently died. Blood and autopsy tissue samples were tested by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: All 3 recipients were first analyzed in autopsy brain tissue samples and/or cerebrospinal fluid by NGS, which yielded 24-52 million sequences per sample and 9-988 matched TBEV sequences in each patient. The presence of TBEV was confirmed by RT-PCR in all recipients and in the donor, and direct sequencing of amplification products corroborated the presence of the same viral strain. Conclusions: We demonstrated transmission of TBEV by transplantation of solid organs. In such a setting, TBEV infection may be fatal, probably due to pharmacological immunosuppression. Organ donors should be screened for TBEV when coming from or visiting endemic areas.
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Encéfalo/virologia , Vírus da Encefalite Transmitidos por Carrapatos/isolamento & purificação , Encefalite Transmitida por Carrapatos/transmissão , Transplante de Órgãos/efeitos adversos , Doadores de Tecidos , Adulto , Autopsia , Seleção do Doador , Encefalite Transmitida por Carrapatos/etiologia , Evolução Fatal , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polônia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , RNA Viral/sangue , Análise de Sequência de RNARESUMO
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the clinical course and distinctive features of different white dot syndromes (WDS) in patients attending the Ophthalmology Department, Medical University of Warsaw in the years 1995-2015. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty-two (62) patients (43 females and 19 males), aged 18 to 77 years, referred with a WDS were included in this prospective study, with observation period ranging from 5 months to 16 years. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmological examination and multimodal imaging studies. RESULTS In this cohort of 62 patients, the following WDS entities were identified: multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis (MFCPU), multifocal choroiditis (MFC), punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC), birdshot, acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE), subretinal fibrosis and uveitis, multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS), serpiginous choroiditis, and single cases of acute annular outer retinopathy (AAOR). CONCLUSIONS The study was performed at a Polish referral center and may to some extent reflect the varied geographical distribution of white dot syndromes, as none of the subjects was found to suffer from acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR), acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN), or diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN). Long-term follow-up is warranted by the evolution of lesions in the eye fundus, while management depends on correct diagnosis of WDS. When the posterior pole is involved in some cases of the WDS an immunosuppressive treatment, the use of the PDT or anti-VEGF injections were necessary.
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Corioidite/patologia , Doenças Retinianas/diagnóstico , Acuidade Visual/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Corioidite/diagnóstico , Oftalmopatias/diagnóstico , Feminino , Fundo de Olho , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Coroidite Multifocal , Pan-Uveíte/patologia , Fotografação/métodos , Estudos ProspectivosAssuntos
Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Transplante de Rim , Rim/diagnóstico por imagem , Rim/fisiologia , Aloenxertos/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Rim/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Movimento (Física) , Cuidados Pós-Operatórios/métodos , Estudos Prospectivos , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Presence of anti-HLA antibodies has a well-known impact on kidney grafts survival; however their role in liver transplantation has not been fully elucidated. We conducted a 7-year prospective study to show correlation between presence of anti-HLA and anti-MICA antibodies and liver graft survival. METHODS: Blood samples from 123 liver transplant recipients were collected during patients routine visits. Time from transplantation to blood sample collection was different for each patient. Blood samples were tested for anti-HLA (separately class I and II) and MICA antibodies using Luminex assays. RESULTS: There were 32 (26%) patients with positive anti-HLA and 37 (30%) with positive anti-MICA antibodies. Graft loss occurred in 7 cases (23%) in anti-HLA positive group compared to 20 (22%) in anti-HLA negative group (P = ns) and in 8 cases (22%) in anti-MICA positive group but 19 (23%) in anti-MICA negative group (P = ns). No correlations were detected between presence of antibodies and acute graft rejection (AGR). Presence of any antibodies (anti-HLA or anti-MICA antibodies) correlated with late graft rejection (P = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Presence of anti-HLA or anti-MICA had no impact on long-term liver graft survival; however, detection of any antibodies was correlated with episodes of late graft rejection.
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Sobrevivência de Enxerto/imunologia , Antígenos HLA/imunologia , Antígenos de Histocompatibilidade Classe I/imunologia , Isoanticorpos/imunologia , Transplante de Fígado , Adulto , Feminino , Seguimentos , Rejeição de Enxerto/imunologia , Humanos , Hepatopatias/imunologia , Hepatopatias/mortalidade , Hepatopatias/terapia , Testes de Função Hepática , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND Carbapenems are the primary treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, the recurrence rate is high, and patients often require rehospitalization. We present the results of an observational study on patients with recurrent UTIs who were treated in an outpatient setting with maximal therapeutic oral doses of amoxicillin with clavulanic acid. MATERIAL AND METHODS All patients had pyuria and ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae in urine culture. The starting dosage was 2875 g of amoxicillin twice daily and 125 mg of clavulanic acid twice daily. We down-titrated the doses every 7-14 days and continued prophylactic therapy with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid at 250/125 mg for up to 3 months. We defined therapeutic failure as ESBL-positive K. pneumoniae in urine culture during therapy and recurrence as positive urine culture with the same strain within 1 month after the end of treatment. RESULTS We included 9 patients: 7 kidney graft recipients, 1 liver graft recipient, and 1 patient with chronic kidney disease. We observed no therapeutic failures and no recurrences in the study group during the study period. In 1 case, the patient experienced a subsequent UTI caused by ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae 4 months after completing the therapy. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, it is possible to break the resistance of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae strains with high doses of oral amoxicillin with clavulanic acid. Such treatment could be an alternative to carbapenems in select cases.
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Infecções por Klebsiella , Infecções Urinárias , Humanos , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Amoxicilina/uso terapêutico , Amoxicilina/farmacologia , Ácido Clavulânico/uso terapêutico , Ácido Clavulânico/farmacologia , Infecções por Klebsiella/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Klebsiella/etiologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Infecções Urinárias/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções Urinárias/etiologia , Carbapenêmicos/farmacologia , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , beta-Lactamases/farmacologia , beta-Lactamases/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is characterized by the triad of acute vitritis, peripheral necrotizing retinitis and vasculitis. CASE REPORT: We report a case of 54-year-old woman with bilateral acute retinal necrosis associated with neuroinfection. Her past medical history included renal transplantation, hypertension and aortic stenosis. Observational case report: Diagnostic investigations included biochemical tests, lumbar puncture, eye ultrasonography and MRI of the brain. Anti-HSV IgG antibody titers were elevated in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. In MRI T2-mode, inflammatory changes were found in the white matter of the right hemisphere. The patient was treated with systemic acyclovir, itraconazole, metronidazole and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks. Retinal detachment was observed in both eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Acute retinal necrosis can be the single manifestation of herpes virus reactivation in patients after organ transplantation.
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Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central/complicações , Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central/etiologia , Infecções Oculares Virais/complicações , Transplante de Rim/efeitos adversos , Síndrome de Necrose Retiniana Aguda/etiologia , Síndrome de Necrose Retiniana Aguda/patologia , Antivirais , Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Infecções Oculares Virais/patologia , Infecções Oculares Virais/virologia , Feminino , Herpes Simples/complicações , Herpes Simples/etiologia , Herpes Simples/patologia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Descolamento Retiniano/etiologia , Descolamento Retiniano/patologia , Ativação ViralRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for hepatitis C (HCV) in liver transplant (LTX) recipients is very effective, but some studies showed that the treatment effectiveness might be impaired in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study aimed to evaluate the predictors of DAA treatment failure in LTX recipients. METHODS: Liver biopsy was done before the treatment in 107 of the 120 patients included. All patients had an abdominal ultrasound and liver elastography performed before and after the therapy. Blood HCV polymerase chain reaction was done before; during; and at 4, 12, and 24 weeks after the treatment. RESULTS: Overall sustained viral response 24 weeks after treatment (SVR24) was 96%. There were 2 patients with HCC at the start of the DAA treatment and 3 cases of HCC recurrence during a 1-year follow-up. Treatment failure was observed in 1/115 (0.9%) patients without HCC and 4/5 (80%) with active HCC (P = .0001). Liver fibrosis and previous interferon treatment had no impact on treatment efficacy. Time to viremia elimination on treatment was shorter in the responder versus nonresponder group (28 vs 58 days, P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: HCC is a negative predictor of DAA therapy success in LTX recipients.
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Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/virologia , Hepatite C Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/virologia , Transplante de Fígado , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/patologia , Feminino , Hepatite C Crônica/complicações , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/virologia , Falha de TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence after liver transplantation (LTX) with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) is effective and leads to sustained viral response (SVR) in most cases. Long-term effect of HCV elimination on LTX function is not clear. The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term influence of DAA with HCV on the liver function in LTX recipients. METHODS: The study included 120 LTX patients with HCV recurrence. Before starting DAA therapy, all patients underwent liver biopsy and elastography. Biochemical tests and HCV viremia were assessed at baseline, 4, 12, and 24 weeks and 24 months after the end of treatment (EOT). The study protocol conformed with the Declaration of Helsinki. RESULTS: In the HCV genotype 1 (G1) group, 106 patients were treated with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir with ribavirin (RBV), and 3 patients received paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir/dasabuvir/RBV. All HCV genotype 3 (G3) patients were treated with sofosbuvir/RBV; all HCV genotype 4 (G4) patients were treated with paritaprevir/ombitasvir/RBV. The efficacy of the treatment defined as SVR at week 12 after EOT (SVR12) was 97.3% in G1 group, 75% in G3, and 100% in G4 group. Median alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) transaminase before therapy were 44.0 IU/mL and 42.5 IU/mL, respectively. Median ALT and AST at 24 months after EOT were 17 IU/mL and 22 IU/mL, respectively. The lack of transaminases normalization was observed in 10 patients 24 months after EOT. CONCLUSION: The efficacy of DAA therapy of HCV recurrence after LTX is as high as that reported in randomized clinical trials. It is also associated with the improvement of liver function tests during long-term follow-up.
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Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Quimioterapia Combinada/métodos , Hepatite C Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Transplante de Fígado , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Seguimentos , Hepatite C Crônica/complicações , Humanos , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva , Resposta Viral SustentadaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The recurrence of hepatitis C (HCV) after liver transplant (LTX) leads to graft fibrosis and cirrhosis. Liver biopsy remains the criterion standard for their diagnosis and monitoring. Our objective was evaluation of shear wave elastography (SWE) in patients with HCV recurrence after LTX and its comparison with histopathologic fibrosis assessment scoring systems. METHODS: A total of 101 LTX recipients with HCV recurrence (42 women [41.6%] and 59 men [58.4%]) were evaluated by graft biopsy specimens (Ishak, Scheurer, and meta-analysis of histologic data in viral hepatitis [Metavir] score) and SWE (liver stiffness). Median age of patients was 59.4 years; median time from LTX was 84.9 months. The study protocol conforms with the Declaration of Helsinki. RESULTS: Median liver stiffness was 21.3 kPa. To differentiate between liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, patients were divided into 2 subgroups: Ishak score fibrosis (1-4 [85.2%]) and cirrhosis (5-6 [13.9%]); Scheurer score fibrosis (0-3 [85.2%]) and cirrhosis (4 [12.9%]); Metavir score fibrosis (0-3 [85.2%]) and cirrhosis (4 [14.9%]). We have observed statistically significant differences between liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis groups defined on the basis of Ishak, Scheurer, and Metavir scoring systems: 20.8 kPa vs 29.6 kPa (P = .001), 20.7 kPa vs 30.3 kPa (P = .0005), and 20.7 kPa vs 28.8 kPa (P = .002), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that SWE may be useful in differentiating patients with advanced cirrhosis from those with fibrosis and may be helpful in the noninvasive diagnosis and monitoring of HCV recurrence after LTX.