Publications by authors named "Natalia Mikolajczyk"
Antiviral prophylaxis, male sex, and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor KIR2DL3 as markers for stratifying the risk of BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients.
Dominika Dęborska-Materkowska Agnieszka Perkowska-Ptasinska Anna Sadowska-Jakubowicz Joanna Pazik Marta Serwańska-Świętek
Pol Arch Intern Med
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the risk of polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PyVAN) in kidney transplant recipients, highlighting a concerning incidence rate and potential graft loss.
- It examines the link between patients’ killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotypes and the development of PyVAN, alongside other risk factors like acute rejection and lack of antiviral measures.
- Results indicate that certain genetic factors, particularly the presence of KIR2DL3, along with factors like male sex and past acute rejection episodes, significantly increase the likelihood of developing PyVAN after transplantation.
Background: The present study investigated Pb, Cd and As concentrations in canned tuna, tuna steak, rainbow trout, smoked mackerel, and Baltic and Atlantic cod, as well as Atlantic salmon. The aim was to spot check the quality of the most commonly purchased types of fish that are available for sale in most common supermarket chains throughout the Poland, as well as to determine potentially less contaminated sources of fish available for retail. A dry ashing digestion protocol followed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis was employed to achieve a better recover of heavy metals and As from fish muscle tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere cytomegalovirus infection in a second kidney transplant recipient treated with ganciclovir, leflunomide, and immunoglobulins, with complications including seizures, acute HCV infection, drug-induced pancytopenia, diabetes, cholangitis, and multi-organ failure with fatal outcome: a case report.
Dorota Miszewska-Szyszkowska Natalia Mikołajczyk Ewa Komuda-Leszek Renata Wieczorek-Godlewska Robert Świder
Ann Transplant
March 2015
Article Synopsis
- - Cytomegaly is a major infectious risk for organ transplant recipients, impacting both the success of the transplant and overall patient survival.
- - A 32-year-old woman faced severe complications after her second kidney transplant, struggling with recurrent CMV infection despite multiple treatment strategies, including ganciclovir and combination therapies.
- - Ultimately, her condition deteriorated due to multiple organ failure after a sequence of complications, showcasing the challenges in managing CMV infections in transplant patients.