2016 American Transplant Congress
Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine Plus Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Treatment in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates.
Purpose: Although isoniazid 300 mg daily for 9 months is the recommended regimen for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates, its…2016 American Transplant Congress
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Among Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A 16-Year Cohort Study.
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.Methods: We identified all allogeneic HSCT…2016 American Transplant Congress
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A Single Center Study.
1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; 2Los Palos Medical Associates, Salinas, CA.
Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is an uncommon infection seen typically in immunocompromised (IC) patients. Definitive diagnosis depends on culture of nocardia along with a clinical presentation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Shifts of Etiology in Patients with in Bacteremic Liver Transplant Recipients.
BackgroundBacteremias are the most frequently occurring infectious complications after liver transplantation. The spectrum of pathogens and patters of antibiotics susceptibility can vary owing to the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Detection of Acute Infection in Immunosuppressed Renal Patients with IRIDICA: A Pilot Study.
BackgroundThe Abbott IRIDICA bacterial bloodstream (BAC BSI) assay is a rapid semi-quantitative diagnostic test that is able to detect over 800 significant pathogens using PCR…2016 American Transplant Congress
Vaccination Compliance in Listed Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Retrospective Chart Review.
Background: Infections in solid organ transplant recipients, some of which are vaccine preventable, may result in excessive morbidity and mortality. Immunosuppressive agents increase the risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
Descriptive Epidemiology and Trends of Community Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Utilization Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients at a High Volume Transplant Center 2008 to 2014.
Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
INTRODUCTION: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients may benefit from community-based parenteral anti-infective therapy (CoPAT). Limited data are available. CoPAT may help reduce LOS. As a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Infection-Related Mortality After Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era.
A. Purpose: Infections are the most common non-cardiovascular causes of death after kidney transplantation. We analyzed in detail the current infection-related mortality among kidney transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of a Large Single-Center Cohort of Renal Transplant Recipients with Histoplasmosis.
Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic along the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys and can cause clinically significant disease in those with impaired cellular…2016 American Transplant Congress
Assessing Vaccination Status in Transplant Candidates and Recipients: Current Status and Challenges to Successful Implementation.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Background: Vaccines are safety and efficacy of vaccines in transplant candidates and recipients. Several studies have demonstrated significant underutilization of vaccines which increases the risk…
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