Am J Transplant, Volume 21, Suppl 3 Archives - Page 92 of 139 - ATC Abstracts

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Initial Experience with Trugraf^Tm Gene Expression Profile and Trac^Tm Dd-cfdna Testing in Kidney Transplant Recipients Suggests Synergy and Enhanced Management within the First Year Post-transplant and Beyond
V. Paramasivam, B. Greco, M. Germain
Nephrology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
*Purpose: Non-invasive validated rejection biomarkers are now available to monitor kidney transplant patients (KTRs). Two such biomarkers are; TruGrafTM (TG) gene expression profile validated to…
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Analysis of the Difference of the Monitoring Results of Tcr High Variable Area in Renal Transplant Recipients After Treatment with Different Immune Induction Schemes
P. Tian, F. Han, M. Dou, B. Zheng, G. Deng, X. Ding, W. Xue
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
*Purpose: To observe and summarize the effect of different induction schemes on the highly variable region of T-lymphocyte receptor (TCR) in living relative renal transplant…
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Posttraumatic Stress and Medication Adherence in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
S. Duncan-Park¹, L. Danziger-Isakov², B. Armstrong³, N. Williams⁴, J. Odim⁴, E. Shemesh⁵, S. Sweet⁶, R. Annunziato¹
¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Fordham University, New York, NY, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Rho Inc., Durham, NC, ⁴NIAID, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁶Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: We investigated the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), medication adherence, and quality of life (QoL) in adolescent transplant recipients.*Methods: This protocol of the…
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Impact of New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation on Heart Transplant Recipients
W. Kang¹, W. Keattiyoat², M. Kim¹, C. Bhardwaj²
¹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, ²Department of Cardiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate New Onset Diabetes After Transplantation (NODAT) incidence and its impact on post-transplant prognosis in adult heart…
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Use of Microbial Cell Free DNA Sequencing in Solid Organ Transplant Patients
S. Chang, P. Gaynor, A. Multani, O. E. Beaird, M. Carlson, S. Yang, O. Garner, J. Schaenman
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Microbial cell free DNA (cfDNA) sequencing has emerged as a new noninvasive tool for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in recent years, but its…
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Relationship Between Tacrolimus Blood Levels and Covid-19 Pandemic in Kidney Transplant Recipients
T. Inoue¹, K. Unagami,², A. Ishiwatari³, T. Kanzawa³, T. Shimizu³, K. Omoto³, M. Inui³, T. Suzuki¹, H. Ishida⁴, K. Tanabe³
¹Department of Nephrology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba Kamogawa, Japan, ²Department of Organ Transplant Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Organ transplant medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: The novel coronavirus 2019 infection (COVID-19) caused a pandemic, prompting Tokyo, Japan, to restrict on the free movement of people in March 2020. Kidney…
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PDSA Model to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccine Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Candidates
J. M. Ramakrishna, L. Brumble, C. R. Libertin
Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Florida, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Streptococcus pneumoniae infections occur in solid organ transplant patients at a rate of 146 per 100,000 persons per year versus 11.5 per 100,000 persons…
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Ganciclovir Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Obese Adults Patients – Opportunity for Clinical Utility
Y. Tran¹, S. Bernard¹, R. W. Stevens¹, L. Myhre¹, R. Razonable²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Ganciclovir (GCV) is the drug of choice for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection; optimal dosing of GCV in the obese patient population is…
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Covid 19 Re-infection versus Re-activation in Two Renal Transplant Patients
L. Liriano-Ward, Y. Al Azzi, R. Bartash, C. Pynadath, M. Ajaimy, P. Loarte, J. Graham, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Rare cases of potential COVID 19 re-infection have been reported throughout the world.*Methods: We describe two renal transplant recipients with possible SARS-COV-2 re-infection.*Results: Patient…
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Impact of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis on Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
K. Ridgely¹, B. Crowther², P. Klem², K. Schoeppler¹, K. Schwarz¹, A. Nadrash², V. Lewis¹, E. Benamu³
¹Department of Pharmacy Services, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Services, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ³Department of Medicine, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: To assess the impact of cytomegalovirus (CMV) targeted antiviral prophylaxis on the development of herpes simplex (HSV) and varicella zoster (VZV) infections after kidney…