Publications by authors named "D Engineer"

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  • * Methods: The paper discusses the results of a single-center program that managed 539 KET cases to increase living donor kidney transplants between January 2000 and March 2024.
  • * Results: Out of 5346 living donor kidney transplants, 539 were through KET, mainly involving ABO incompatible pairs, with successful outcomes after an average follow-up of 8.2 years, demonstrating effective strategies for KET implementation.
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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.

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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.

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Coronavirus 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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