AJT November 2023 Editors’ Picks

Host Roz is joined by Ramsey Hachem, MD (Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis) and AJT Editorial Fellow Helen Tsai, MD (Montefiore Medical Center)  [03:30] Disseminated vaccine-induced varicella infection in a kidney transplant recipient [06:50] Safety and Immunogenicity of the Live-Attenuated Varicella Vaccine in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [10:34] (Editorial) Balancing the live virus vaccine scales: protection vs risk [14:22] Outcomes after flow cytometry crossmatch-positive lung transplants managed with perioperative desensitization [19:25] Lung transplantation despite preformed donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies: 9-year single-center experience [23:00] (Editorial) What is a Clinically Significant Donor-Specific Antibody Before Lung Transplantation? [25:38] Deceased Donor Kidneys from Higher Distressed Communities are Significantly Less Likely to be Utilized for Transplantation [35:11] (Editorial) Understanding the mechanisms and implications of the association between community distress and organ non-utilization [37:18] Sex as a Biological Variable: Mechanistic Insights and Clinical Relevance in Solid Organ Transplantation