Donor biopsy and kidney transplant outcomes: an analysis using the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) database.

Background: Although the degree of glomerulosclerosis on pretransplant donor biopsy is one criterion used in the decision to accept a deceased donor kidney, its relationship with graft survival remains controversial. This study compared graft survival with the degree of glomerulosclerosis found on donor biopsy. We also examined the agreement in degree of glomerulosclerosis between paired kidneys.

A 14-day elemental diet is highly effective in normalizing the lactulose breath test.

Treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is frustrated by the low efficacy of antibiotics. Elemental diets have been shown to reduce enteric flora. In this study, we evaluate the ability of an elemental diet to normalize the lactulose breath test (LBT) in IBS subjects with abnormal breath test findings.