2017 American Transplant Congress
Occult Hepatitis C Virus in Recipients of Kidney Transplantation: Prevalence and Clinical Implications.
Occult HCV infection (OCI) is characterized by the presence of HCV- RNA in liver or in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the absence of serological…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Incidence, Mortality and Prediction Model for Fractures After Kidney Transplantation in the United States.
Kidney transplant (KT) recipients are more likely than general population to have fractures. In the general population, fractures are associated with morbidity, mortality, and high…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improvement in Inflammatory Response Follows Clearance of BKVN.
Intro: Development of BKV nephropathy (BKVN) is a significant risk factor for graft loss. Proximate cause of graft loss is commonly attributed to acute/chronic rejection…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor and Recipient Outcomes with Trans-Umbilical Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Donor Nephrectomy.
Surgery Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy (LESS-DN) emerged as an advancement to standard laparoscopic surgery with its advantage of using a single small incision concealed in…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Delivery of Stem Cell Therapy to Extended Criteria Donor Human Livers Using Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
Normothermic machine perfusion of the liver (NMP-L) has been used for organ preservation and viability testing of donor livers. Although previously proposed, delivery of cellular…2017 American Transplant Congress
Utility of “High-Dose” Ganciclovir in High Viral Load CMV Infection in Transplant Recipients.
Background: High-dose ganciclovir (GCV) is often used for treatment of high viral load CMV, but few data exist on virologic outcomes and risk of neutropenia.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Polyomavirus Infection After Renal Transplantation: Introduction of the Protective Effect of Peritoneal Dialysis.
Medicine, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
Objective: To determine the roles of pre and post-transplant variables on the risk of BK virus infection after renal transplantation.Method: This study is a single-…2017 American Transplant Congress
Measles Screening and Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Adherence to Infectious Disease Community of Practice (IDCOP) Recommendations.
1Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland; 2Statistics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that rarely affects transplant recipients. Cases remain in the United States due to vaccine refusal and importation…2017 American Transplant Congress
Immune Activation and Rejection Risk in HIV-Positive Kidney Transplantation.
Division of Transplantation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Purpose: HIV+ kidney transplant recipients experience higher rates of rejection episodes when compared to HIV- recipients. We hypothesize that this early, aggressive rejection is associated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Vimentin Regulates ß-Catenin Translocation During Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Renal Fibrosis.
Sugery, Section of Transplantation, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Introduction: Most renal transplants ultimately fail secondary to chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN). The development of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in renal tubular epithelial cells…
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