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  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Real-World Experiences in the Transplantation of Hepatitis C Positive Kidneys

    J. M. Steinbrink, J. Byrns, L. Crona, M. Ellis, S. Sanoff, E. K. Maziarz, C. R. Wolfe

    Duke University, Durham, NC

    *Purpose: With advancements of direct-acting antivirals, transplantation of HCV-NAT+ (HCV+) organs to HCV-negative (HCV-) recipients has been used to decrease wait times without apparent sacrifice…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Effect of Everolimus and Reduced Calcineurin Inhibitors on Biopsy Proven BK Virus Associated Nephropathy

    Z. S. Zaky, M. Spinner, B. Stephany, S. Nurko, R. Fatica, J. Augustine, E. Poggio

    Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a clinically important entity that contributes to allograft loss in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Cytomegalovirus Preemptive Monitoring Conversion and the Use of a Preemptive Threshold after Solid Organ Transplant

    C. Wong, M. Jorgenson, J. Descourouez, C. Saddler, J. Smith, D. Mandelbrot

    UWHC, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in solid organ transplant (SOT) is associated with negative graft and patient outcomes. Prophylactic agents of choice have substantial cytotoxicity, and patients…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation from Hepatitis-C Antibody Positive Donors to Hepatitis-C Antibody Negative Recipients: A National Registry Analysis

    M. Yazawa1, T. Fülöp2, O. Cseprekal3, M. Talwar1, V. Balaraman1, A. Bhalla1, A. Azhar1, C. P. Kovesdy4, J. D. Eason1, M. Z. Molnar1

    1James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina, SC, 3Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, 4Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

    *Purpose: Deceased donor kidney transplantation (KT) from hepatitis C (HCV) infected donors into HCV uninfected recipients (HCV D+/R-) will be the standard of care in…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    The Importance of Caveolin-1 Immunohistochemical Staining for BK Nephropathy Seen after Kidney Transplantation

    E. Arpali1, E. Sunnetcioglu2, Y. Özlük2, A. Turkmen3, F. S. Oğuz1

    1Medical Biology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Pathology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Nephrology, Istanbul University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    *Purpose: To understand the importance of molecular expression of Caveolin-1 in BKV nephropathy seen after kidney transplantion.*Methods: The kidney transplant patients who had a graft…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Bacterial or Candidal Donor-Derived Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    J. A. Anesi1, E. Lautenbach1, J. H. Han2, D. H. Lee3, H. Clauss4, R. Hasz5, E. Molnar4, D. Alimenti1, A. R. Motzer4, S. West5, W. B. Bilker1, P. Tolomeo1, E. A. Blumberg1, T. Prevention Epicenters Program6

    1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, 3Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 4Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 5Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, 6Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: Donor-derived infections (DDIs) among solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) are often associated with significant morbidity and mortality, although the predisposing factors for DDIs remain…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Patent Foramen Ovale on Post Liver Transplant Neurological Outcomes

    S. Naffouj, F. Nimri, M. Mohammed, E. Abu-Asala, L. Al-khatib, M. Abu-Ghanimeh, D. Venkat

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: The presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) can result in intra-cardiac shunting of atheromatous debris during liver transplantation (LT) given the acute hemodynamic changes…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Organ Donor Infections on Kidney Transplant Recipient Outcomes

    M. Santarossa1, C. Muran2, S. Sanchez2, L. Heinrich2, J. Yoo3, F. Albarillo1, S. Akkina3, N. Clark1, G. Reid1

    1Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 2Department of Pharmacy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 3Department of Medicine, Division of Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

    *Purpose: Donor-derived infections can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in organ transplant recipients. There is variability by center on treatment of positive donor cultures…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Vira-ome: A Tool for an Unbiased Plasma Virome Analysis of SOT Recipients from Cell-Free DNA Sequences

    R. Sinha, E. Bixler, J. Grantham, M. Altrich, S. Kleiboeker

    R&D, Viracor-Eurofins, Lee's Summit, MO

    *Purpose: Blood virome of healthy individuals is frequently predominated by member of families such as Herpesvirus, Anellovirus and Polyomaviridae. The viral load of commensal species…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Differences in Immunosuppressive Therapy among Liver Retransplantation Recipients in a National Cohort

    A. K. Mezochow, P. L. Abt, T. Bittermann

    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: There is no unified consensus as to the preferred immunosuppression (IS) strategy following liver retransplantation (reLT). This study explored: (i) factors associated with induction…
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