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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Tuberculosis among Kidney Transplant Patients Compared to Dialysis and Non-Dialysis CKD Patients over a Decade Period

    A. Metry, I. Al Salmi, F. Al Ismaili, A. Hola, F. Shaheen, I. Al Salmi.

    The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; SCOT, SCOT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

    USRDS showed that 1.2% & 1.6% incidences of tuberculosis-TB in patients on peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis-HD, respectively. Kidney transplant-KTX patients have higher rates.We studied the…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Allergy to Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients with a History of Macrolide Antibiotic Allergy

    J. Trofe-Clark,1,2 M. Doshi,3 O. Fadugba,4 M. Lim.2

    1Pharmacy Services, Hospital of Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 3Temple Univ. School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA; 4Pulmonary Allergy Critical Care Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Background: Tacrolimus (TAC) is considered a drug of choice for maintenance immunosuppression among kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. Because of structural resemblances between macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Do We Need to Worry about EBV DNAemia in the Late Post-Transplant Period?

    M. Morton,1 K. Daga,2 P. Klapper,2 M. Picton,1 P. Vallely.2

    1Department of Renal Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom; 2University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

    Background: Despite detectable Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in blood, kidney transplant patients (KTR) may have no apparent clinical consequence. This study aims to explore the clinical…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Opportunistic Infections after Kidney Transplantation Are Independent Risk Factor of Kidney Allograft Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study

    P. Attias,1 G. Melica,2 E. Audureau,3 D. Boutboul,5 N. De Castro,4 S. Gallien,2 P. Grimbert,1 M. Matignon.1

    1Nephrology Transplantation, APHP Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; 2Infectious Diseases, APHP Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; 3Public Health, APHP Henri Mondor, Créteil, France; 4Infectious Diseases, APHP Saint-Louis, Paris, France; 5Immunology, APHP Saint-Louis, Paris, France.

    BackgroundCurrently, kidney allograft survival improved, use of depleting antibodies increased anddonor and recipient became older. In this context, no recent study reported epidemiology of opportunistic…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Cryptococcal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience

    M. Radisic,1 N. Pujato,1 A. Dotta,2 R. Livia Franzini,2 M. Bravo,1 L. Rodriguez Rilo,1 C. Giampieri,2 L. Leon,1 M. Rial,1 D. Casadei.1

    1Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Kidney Transplantation, Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Cryptococcal infections are infrequent but a cause of morbidity & mortality in transplant (T) recipients. Best treatment and the need for secondary prophylaxis are still…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Tourism and Invasive Fungal Infection

    F. Al Ismaili,1 A. Metry,3 M. Al Riyami,5 F. Khamis,6 F. Shaheen,7 A. Hola,4 I. Al Salmi.2

    1The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 2The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 3The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 4Histopathology, SQUH, Muscat, Oman; 5Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 6SCOT, SCOT, RIyadh, Saudi Arabia; 7The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 8The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

    Deceased and live-related Renal transplant (RTX) are widespread approved methods throughout the world. In-addition, commercial-RTX has gained an access at certain places driven by financial…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Retrospective Study of Cryptococcosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients from a Single Center

    R. Wang, M. Cen, J. Lin, H. Huang, W. Peng, J. Wu.

    Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

    Background: The mortality of Cryptococcosis remains unchanged among kidney transplant recipients(KTR) over the past two decades, and the prognosis of Cryptococcosis is yet unpredicted. Hence,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early Infectious Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Kidney Transplantation (KT). A Case Control Study

    M. Hemmersbach-Miller,1,2 K. Schmader.3

    1Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC; 3Geriatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

    Study Purpose: Our aim was to investigate if among older KT recipient, the types of infections, number of rejections, graft and patient survival in the…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Single-Center Experience with Sofosbuvir-Based HCV Treatment after Kidney Transplantation

    V. Garcia, G. Meinerz, C. da Silva, R. Bruno, E. Keitel.

    Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Department, ISCMPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

    Chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection is an important clinical challenge after kidney transplantation. This is the initial report of a single-center experience with sofosbuvir-based HCV…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus and Treated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy

    M. Alkadi,1 E. Abuhelaiqa,1 M. Derbala,2 O. Fituri,1 J. Mahmoud,3 M. Jarman,3 M. Asim,1 A. Aziz,1 A. Nauman,1 A. Hamdi,1 Y. Medhat,2 S. Al Kaabi,2 H. Al-Malki.1

    1Medicine-Nephrology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; 2Medicine-Gastroenterology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; 3Surgery-Transplant, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

    Introduction:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has negative impact on patient and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. In the past, treatment of HCV infection post…
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