Am J Transplant, Volume 20, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 112 of 223 - ATC Abstracts

2020 American Transplant Congress
Once Weekly Fluconazole is Effective for the Prevention of Oral Candidiasis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. Lockridge, D. Roberts, K. Spence, M. Stack, S. Rehman, A. Olyaei
OHSU, Portland, OR
*Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis is an infection prevalent in renal transplant recipients, with significant concerns for invasive endoscopic workup and development into invasive fungal infections. While…
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The Noninvasive Urinary Sediment Double Immunostaining Test Predicts BK Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. Huang¹, X. Chen¹, S. Yang¹, X. Hou², H. Yang³, C. Wang¹
¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Guangzhou KingMed Center for Clinical Laboratory Co, Ltd, Guangzhou, China, ³Fuda Cancer Hospital, Jinan University, Fuda Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: This study aimed to improve the diagnostic value of decoy cells for BK polyomavirus associated-nephropathy (BKPyVAN) in kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: A total of 105…
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Development of a Transplant Financial Aid Tool Kit
C. Rogers¹, K. Minghella¹, K. Sullivan¹, J. Ryan¹, E. Keegan-Pits¹, M. Cote¹, S. Shao¹, K. Joyal¹, R. Youn², N. Elias¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center, Boston, MA, ²Community, A Walgreens Pharmacy, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Medication access is an essential element to post transplant medication adherence. Access to medications can often be hindered by high copays, insurance premiums, changes…
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Effect of Obesity on Short and Long Term Outcomes on Simultaneous Kidney- Pancreas Transplantation
S. Karhadkar, K. Lau, P. Singh, A. Di Carlo
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation has been very effective in normalizing glucose control in type 1 diabetes and more recently in type 2 diabetes with equivalent patient…
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Splenectomy Impedes B Cell Infiltration Associated with Rejection of Neonatal Porcine Islet Xenografts
Z. W. Fitch, M. Song, R. Schmitz, F. Leopardi, M. Ribeiro, A. Miller, G. Devi, B. Collins, X. Luo, A. D. Kirk
Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Xenotransplantation has historically been frustrated by antibody-mediated rejection. Splenectomy has shown efficacy in mediating humoral immunity. We hypothesized that adding splenectomy to a clinically…
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A Multicenter Analysis of the Proportion and Pattern of Unexplained HLA Antibodies in Kidney Recipients without a History of Sensitization
J. Lan¹, J. S. Gill¹, H. M. Gebel², R. A. Bray², R. Liwski³, A. Vinson⁴, A. Greenshields³, S. Dobrer⁵, O. Gunther⁵, K. Sherwood⁵, F. H. Claas⁶, S. Heidt⁶, G. Karahan⁶, J. Gill⁷, M. Gill¹, U. Varyani¹, P. Jindal¹, P. Keown⁵
¹Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁴Nephrology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ⁵Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Nephrology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Previous studies report a high prevalence of unexplained antibody reactivities on the single antigen bead (SAB) test. In a contemporary multicenter cohort of non-sensitized…
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Does the Choice of Renal Arterial Anastomotic Methods in Kidney Allografts with Multiple Renal Arteries Affect the Recovery Rate of Renal Plasma Flow after Kidney Transplantation?
K. Nishikawa, K. Shinoda, T. Yonekura, M. Maeda, H. Oguchi, Y. Hidaka, M. Muramatsu, T. Kawamura, Y. Hamasaki, K. Sakai, S. Shishido
Nephrology, Toho University, Faculty of Medicine, Ota-ku,Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: In cases of kidney allografts with multiple renal arteries, renal arterial anastomotic methods vary in each recipient. The aim of this study is to…
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Does Pretransplant C-Peptide Influence Outcomes Following Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: A Case-Control Study
V. Gurram, K. Gurung, J. Rogers, A. Farney, G. Orlando, C. Jay, A. Reeves-Daniel, A. Mena-Gutierrez, N. Sakhovskaya, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, M. Gautreaux, R. Stratta
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC
*Purpose: The study purpose was to evaluate outcomes in SPKT pts according to presence or absence of pretransplant Cp*Methods: Selection criteria for Cp positive (Cp+,…
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Proteomic Profiling of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Human Lung Transplant Recipients
S. Bansal¹, M. McGilvrey², K. Garcia-Mansfield², R. Sharma², R. Bremner¹, M. Smith¹, R. Hachem³, P. Pirrotte², T. Mohanakumar¹
¹Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, ²Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Collaborative Center for Translational Mass Spectrometry (CCTMS), Phoenix, AZ, ³Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Circulating exosomes in human lung transplant recipients (LTxRs) with acute (AR) and chronic rejection (bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome [BOS]) contain donor human leukocyte antigen (HLA)…
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Serum CXCL13 Levels Indicate Humoral Alloreactivity and Donor Specific Antibody Formation
E. S. Crichton, S. Zeng, I. Badell
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) are an increasingly recognized cause of allograft injury, yet biomarkers to predict their development or guide their clinical management post-transplant are…