2013 American Transplant Congress
Multicenter Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Valganciclovir 450 mg/day vs. 900 mg/day for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease in Donor and Recipient Positive (D+/R+) Renal Transplant Recipients
Multicenter CMV Pharmacists Collaborative Study Group, Boston
The cytomegalovirus (CMV) donor-positive/recipient-positive (D+/R+) population represents the largest proportion of renal transplant recipients (RTR). Current practice guidelines on the prevention of CMV recommend antiviral…2013 American Transplant Congress
Flow Crossmatching for Renal Transplantation in the Virtual Crossmatch Era: Fifty Shades of Grey
HLA Laboratory and the Transplant Center, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Every transplant team wants a definitive answer for the compatibility of a potential recipient with a specific donor. The Mean Equivalent Standard Fluorescence is a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evidence for Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells as Another Source of IL-17 Producing Cells
Interleukin-17(IL-17) is mainly produced by a subset of CD4+T cells (TH17) .The exact source of IL-17 expression in renal graft during rejection remians unclear. A.Loverre…2013 American Transplant Congress
Development of De Novo Anti-HLA Abs in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Final Analysis of the NIH CTOT02 Study
The NIH CTOT02 is the first large multi-center prospective study to examine the causes and effects of development of post-transplant de novo anti-HLA Ab in…2013 American Transplant Congress
Successful Reduction and Cessation of Immunosuppressants by a Regulatory T Cell-Based Cell Therapy in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Pilot Study for Tolerance Induction
Purpose: Life-long use of immunosuppressants (IS) is associated with significant immunological and non-immunological adverse effects. Thus, minization, followed by complete cessation of IS has been…2013 American Transplant Congress
Nanostructural Alteration of Blocking Activation of CD8+ T Cells Utilizing Atomic Force Microscopy
PurposeThis research investigated the nanostructural alterations in blocking T cell activation using atomic force microscopy (AFM).MethodsCD8+ T cells were isolated from the spleens of C57BL/6…2013 American Transplant Congress
Does Length of Hospital Stay and Hospital-Wide Incidence Have an Impact on Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) in Organ Transplant Recipients?
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Several risk factors contributing to CDI have been identified in organ transplant recipients (Txs)(Transplantation 2012; 93:1051-57). Among these factors is hospital length of stay (LOS).…2013 American Transplant Congress
Serum and Urine IP–10 and Fractalkine Are Effective Biomarkers for Prediction of Early Kidney Transplant Rejection
Background: Chemotactic factors play an important role in acute rejection. The aims of our study were to examine the expression of serum and urine IP-10…2013 American Transplant Congress
Improving the SRTR Methodology Used To Identify Potentially Underperforming Transplant Programs in the United States
In Feb. 2012, SRTR and OPTN jointly hosted a consensus conference on transplant program quality and surveillance. One recommendation was to study Bayesian hierarchical modeling…2013 American Transplant Congress
What Are the Outcomes from Very Old DCD Kidneys?
Cardiff Nephrology and Transplantation Unit, UHW, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Introduction:Kidney transplantation from elderly donors is still a very controversial topic. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of elderly DCD…
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