Wild rodents and insectivores as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira and Toxoplasma gondii in The Netherlands.

Small mammals such as rodents can to carry zoonotic pathogens. Currently, there is impaired knowledge on zoonotic pathogens in rodents and insectivores in the Netherlands. This limits opportunities for preventive measures and complicates risk-assessments for zoonotic transmission to humans.

Successful transplantation of single kidneys from pediatric donors weighing less than or equal to 10 kg into standard weight adult recipients.

Background: The outcomes of single kidneys transplanted from pediatric donors into standard adult recipients (>60 kg) are unknown. Furthermore, the outcomes of single kidneys transplanted from pediatric donors less than or equal to 10 kg are also unknown.

Methods: We retrospectively compared 27 recipients of single kidneys from pediatric donors younger than or equal to 5 years with 69 recipients of adult cadaveric kidneys.