Objectives: There are scarce data on the incidence and resistance pattern of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among kidney transplant recipients.
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective, single- center study of kidney transplantrecipients suspected of M. tuberculosis infection.
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis (CKD-5D) are among the worst hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Need to travel for dialysis, comorbidities, and immunosuppressive state put them at risk of severe disease and poor outcomes. We report our experience of COVID-19 in a cohort of CKD-5D from a public sector tertiary-care center from western India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) has engulfed the whole world, and India has been the second worst-hit nation. Organ transplant services were halted in both the public and private care sectors of India, with public care sectors more adversely affected. Deceased donations were disproportionately more affected, with unfavorable rates at the peak of the pandemic.
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