Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:43:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Background: Kidney transplant recipients have higher COVID-19 associated mortality compared to the general population. However, as only symptomatic patients seek medical attention, the current level of exposure, the main sources of acquisition, and the behavior of humoral immunity over time are poorly u...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:44:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-02-01; This analysis, using data from the Brazilian kidney transplant (KT) COVID-19 study, seeks to develop a prediction score to assist in COVID-19 risk stratification in KT recipients. In this study, 1379 patients (35 sites) were enrolled, and a machine learning approach was used to fit models in a derivatio...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:21:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-04-01; Background. Anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 mRNA vaccines elicit lower humoral responses in solid-organ transplant recipients. This is the first prospective trial investigating the effect of an inactivated whole-virion vaccine in kidney transplant recipients. Methods. Prospective, s...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T15:20:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-04-26; Associacao Brasileira de Transplantes de Orgaos, ABTO; This retrospective multicenter (n = 18) cohort study evaluated the incidence, risk factors, and the impact of delayed graft function (DGF) on 1-year kidney transplant (KT) outcomes. Of 3992 deceased donor KT performed in 2014-2015, the incidence of ...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:14:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-02-01; Background One overlooked problem in statistical analysis is lateral collinearity, a phenomenon that may occur when the outcome variable derives from the predictors. In nephrology this issue is seen with the use of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as an outcome and age, sex, and ethnicity as ...