2021
Developing simultaneous liver‐kidney transplant medical eligibility criteria while providing a safety net: A 2‐year review of the OPTN's allocation policy
Wilk AR, Booker SE, Stewart DE, Wiseman A, Gauntt K, Mulligan D, Formica RN. Developing simultaneous liver‐kidney transplant medical eligibility criteria while providing a safety net: A 2‐year review of the OPTN's allocation policy. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 3593-3607. PMID: 34254434, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Eligibility CriteriaEligibility criteriaLiver transplantPatient/graft survivalWaitlist mortality rateDeceased donor kidneysLiver recipientsSLK candidatesSLK transplantsGraft survivalRenal impairmentPosttransplant outcomesDonor kidneysTransplant ratesTransplant volumeMortality rateTransplantKidneySignificant differencesRecipientsSubsequent increaseLiver dataCriteriaImpairmentSLKBile Microbiota in Liver Transplantation: Proof of Concept Using Gene Amplification in a Heterogeneous Clinical Scenario
D'Amico F, Bertacco A, Finotti M, Di Renzo C, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Gondolesi GE, Cillo U, Mulligan D, Geibel J. Bile Microbiota in Liver Transplantation: Proof of Concept Using Gene Amplification in a Heterogeneous Clinical Scenario. Frontiers In Surgery 2021, 8: 621525. PMID: 33796547, PMCID: PMC8009296, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.621525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBile microbiotaLiver donorsBiliary tract diseaseCommon bile ductGene amplificationRibosomal RNA gene amplificationLiver recipientsLiver transplantationPediatric recipientsLiver proceduresBiliary tractBile ductRecipient patientsTract diseaseBile samplesHeterogeneous cohortClinical scenariosBileSterile wayPCR sequencingPatientsRecipientsMicrobiotaTransplantationGallbladder
2012
Polyomavirus JC Urinary Shedding in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients Associated With Reduced Creatinine Clearance
Kusne S, Vilchez RA, Zanwar P, Quiroz J, Mazur MJ, Heilman RL, Mulligan D, Butel JS. Polyomavirus JC Urinary Shedding in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients Associated With Reduced Creatinine Clearance. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2012, 206: 875-880. PMID: 22802433, PMCID: PMC3501156, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJohn Cunningham virusSolid organ transplant recipientsLiver transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsBK virusTransplant patientsUrinary sheddingKidney recipientsCreatinine clearanceReduced creatinine clearanceKidney transplant patientsLiver transplant patientsOrgan transplant patientsPolyomavirus BK virusJCV loadLiver recipientsPolyomavirus reactivationRenal dysfunctionSignificant morbidityPatient groupCrCl valuesLiver patientsPatientsKidney