COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Tertiary Hospital.

Our study aims to assess the prevalence of CAPA (COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis) and describe the associated risk factors and their impact on mortality. A prospective study was conducted. We included patients with COVID-19 disease who were admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of respiratory failur.

Comparative Analysis of the Circular and Highly Asymmetrical Genomes.

members are large dsDNA viruses with icosahedral particles 250 nm in diameter infecting . Their 340 to 390 kb genomes encode 450 to 550 protein-coding genes. Since the discovery of marseillevirus (the prototype of the family) in 2009, several strains were isolated from various locations, among which 13 are now fully sequenced.

Cardiovascular risk in recipients with kidney transplants from expanded criteria donors.

Introduction: Posttransplant cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in renal transplant (RT) recipients and is more evident in recipients with transplants from expanded criteria donors (ECD).

Objectives: We analyzed the evolution of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with patient mortality.

Materials And Methods: We undertook a single-center, prospective study of RT patients (n = 360) between 1999 and 2006.

Rate of long-term graft loss has fallen among kidney transplants from cadaveric donors.

First-year renal allograft survival has increased, but whether this is associated with improvement in the long term is controversial. We analyzed 1045 consecutive adult deceased donor kidney transplant recipients from 1986 to 2001, with a follow-up to 2011. The aim of this study was to compare the graft half-life and attrition rates stratified by year of transplant in patients who received the graft in the periods 1986 to 1995 versus 1996 to 2001.

Survival of lupus nephritis patients after renal transplantation in Malaga.

Background: Studies have shown that the survival of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) who receive a transplant has results similar to those of nondiabetic control subjects.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival of lupus patients who received a transplant at our center, and to determine risk factors for mortality and graft loss.

Methods: This case-control (1:2) study comprised patients with chronic kidney disease secondary to LN who received a kidney transplant (n = 32) in the Malaga area from 1985 to 2010.