Increasing SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among UK pediatric patients on dialysis and kidney transplantation between January 2020 and August 2021.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March 2020, as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly across the world. We investigated the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in pediatric patients on dialysis or kidney transplantation in the UK.

Methods: Excess sera samples were obtained prospectively during outpatient visits or haemodialysis sessions and analysed using a custom immunoassay calibrated with population age-matched healthy controls.

The Evolution of Scientific Visualisations: A Case Study Approach to Big Data for Varied Audiences.

Visual representations of complex data are a cornerstone of how scientific information is shared. By taking large quantities of data and creating accessible visualisations that show relationships, patterns, outliers, and conclusions, important research can be communicated effectively to any audience. The nature of animal cognition is heavily debated with no consensus on what constitutes animal intelligence.

Montelukast: a novel therapeutic option in eosinophilic peritonitis.

Background: Eosinophilic peritonitis is a recognised complication of peritoneal dialysis and has an incompletely understood pathophysiology. Current treatment options, including change of dialysate, change of peritoneal dialysis modality, steroids or antihistamines, are supported only by case reports with a lack of controlled trials or evidence-based guidelines. Leukotrienes are proinflammatory arachidonic acid metabolites produced by leucocytes and are involved in eosinophil chemotaxis.