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Risk of hepatitis B surface antigen seroreversion after allogeneic hematopoietic SCT
Allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) increases the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers but the incidence, risk factors and course of HBV reactivation aft...
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Successful renal transplantation in children under 6 years of age
To evaluate the efficacy of renal transplan- tation in small pediatric patients, we have reviewed 41 allografts performed in 39 children (28 M/11 F) less than 6 years of age between 1987 and 1998 in the North ...
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Split liver is an effective tool to transplant paediatric patients
Transplantation activity is dependent upon organ procurement; although great efforts are made to enlarge the cadaver donors' pool, it still remains far too small to meet the recipients' need. Waiting time is ...
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Detection of maternal cell contamination in human cord blood: which perspectives?
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Fresh and Cryopreserved Arterial Homografts in the Treatment of Prosthetic Graft Infections: Experience of the Italian Collaborative Vascular Homograft Group
valve endocarditis, cardiovascular surgeons have investigated in situ revascularization by means of homografts in the management of vascular prosthetic graft infections. Preliminary results are encouraging, bu...
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A retrospective evaluation of HLA-A, B and -DRB1 matching in liver transplantation
Studies on the influence of histocompatibility in liver transplantation have not produced clear-cut results. We retrospectively studied the influence of HLA-A, B and -DRB1 matching on the survival of 517 live...
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Organizational aspects of donor procurement activity in the North Italy Transplant programme (NITp)
In Italy, organ procurement is insufficient to meet patient need. The aim of this study was to estimate the potential donor pool, quantify nonused donors, identify causes of nonretrieval, and evaluate the imp...
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Chapter
Principles for allocation of cadaver organs to transplant recipients in Italy
The attention devoted by professionals, patients and media to organ allocation is enhanced by organ shortage [1]; such a problem is particularly severe in Italy, where organ donation rates are lower than the E...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Donor organ procurement in the North Italy Transplant program (NITp) in 1994: the beginning of a promising trend?
Donor organ procurement is a world-wide problem. In Italy it is particularly so and the reasons for this are investigated. An overall increase in the number of donors has been noted in 1994 and the first 8 mon...
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HLA-DRB1 compatibility in cadaver kidney transplantation: correlation with graft survival and function
The introduction of genomic HLA-DR ty** has stimulated a re-evaluation of the role of HLA-DR compatibility on cadaver kidney transplantation. We retrospectively studied the influence of HLA-DRB1 matching on ...
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Cephalothin positive direct coombs test. Relationship to serum immunoglobulin concentration
L'incubazione in vitro dell'antibiotico cefalotina con sangue intero determina la positività del test di Coombs diretto; la concentrazione di farmaco necessaria a determinare l'anormalità sierologica è correla...
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Red cell metabolism in positive direct coombs test after cephalothin therapy
In cinque soggetti che avevano sviluppato il test di Coombs diretto positivo durante la terapia con cefalotina sono state studiate alcune attività enzimatiche e metaboliche eritrocitarie. Nel complesso queste ...
