2018
New England BK consortium: Regional survey of BK screening and management protocols in comparison to published consensus guidelines
Gabardi S, Pavlakis M, Tan C, Francis J, Cardarelli F, Asch W, Bodziak K, Chobanian M, Gilligan H, Gohh R, Kung S, Inker L, Martin S, Rodig N, Rossi A, Chandraker A. New England BK consortium: Regional survey of BK screening and management protocols in comparison to published consensus guidelines. Transplant Infectious Disease 2018, 20: e12985. PMID: 30175491, DOI: 10.1111/tid.12985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal transplant recipientsConsensus guidelinesBKPyV-associated nephropathyCNI dose reductionPlasma viral loadUse of leflunomideCopies/mLHalf of centersMajority of centersManagement protocolCause biopsiesImmunosuppression reductionIntravenous immunoglobulinTransplant recipientsRenal biopsyViral loadBK polyomavirusPrimary treatmentDose reductionBiopsyUniform screeningNephropathyBKPyVShort durationScreening
2011
Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate?
Vigneault CB, Asch WS, Dahl NK, Bia MJ. Should Living Kidney Donor Candidates with Impaired Fasting Glucose Donate? Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 6: 2054-2059. PMID: 21784837, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03370411.BooksConceptsTransplant centersLiving donorsDonor candidatesGreater riskImpaired glucose toleranceImpaired glucose metabolismDefinition of diabetesPotential living donorsKidney donor candidatesFuture diabetesKidney transplantMetabolic syndromeGlucose toleranceKidney donorsDonor screeningTransplant guidelinesHispanic ethnicityGlucose metabolismDiabetesHispanic individualsPotential donorsIFGRiskDonorsEthnicity