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2018 American Transplant Congress » Poster Session C: Transplant Infectious Diseases

Date: Monday, June 4, 2018

Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm

Location: Hall 4EF

Session Type: Poster Session

Meeting: 2018 American Transplant Congress

6:00pm-7:00pm
Clostridium difficile Recurrence in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients: Metronidazole versus Oral Vancomycin

A. Moorman,1 S. Todd,1 G. Lyon III,2 H. Triemer.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
In Vitro Evaluation of Antibiotic Persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

J. Fose, D. Bruckbauer, M. Jorgenson, W. Rose.

6:00pm-7:00pm
A National Survey of Valganciclovir Dosing Strategies in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

S. Shaikh, N. Panek, J. Park.

6:00pm-7:00pm
A Retrospective Review of De Novo Coccidioidomycosis among Remote Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Arizona

T. Zangeneh,1 J. August,1 N. Beatty,1 K. Asbury,2 L. Mi,2 J. Blair.2

6:00pm-7:00pm
Bacterial Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients Undergoing Biliary Tract Manipulation: Effect of an Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol

C. Clifford, N. Theodoropoulos, J. Daly, L. Gibson, S. Mehta, H. Malik, A. Bozorgzadeh.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Bloodstream Infection Caused by Enteric Organisms during the First 6 Months after Intestinal Transplant

J. Simkins,1 J. Morillas-Rodriguez,1 M. Morris,1 L. Abbo,1 J. Camargo,1 R. Vianna.2

6:00pm-7:00pm
CMV-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Immune Competence Score as Predictor of Outcome for CMV Infection after Transplantation

A. Meesing,1 R. Abraham,2 R. Razonable.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Memory T Cell Subsets in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Previously Treated Active Tuberculosis

S. Nellimarla, Y. Natori, V. Ferreira, S. Husain, A. Humar, D. Kumar.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Clostridium Difficile Infection after Liver Transplant is Associated with Poor Long-Term Survival

A. Ahearn, P. Mahboub, N. Theodoropoulos, B. Movahedi, P. Martins, M. Campion, R. Nathan, A. Bozorgzadeh.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Colistin (COL) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR): Friend or Foe?

K. Neyra, C. Huauya Leuyacc, C. Kovacs, V. Athans, E. Cober.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Role of Prophylaxis

G. Nance,1 A. Serluco,1 S. Deshpande,2,1 R. Garro,3,1 R. George,3,1 M. Kelleman,3 R. Liverman.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Daptomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal (VRE) Blood Isolates Correlates with Allograft Failure in Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Recipients

R. Lee,1 G. Haidar,2 J. Lewis,3 S. Arif,4 J. Hand,5 E. Holaday,6 H. Clauss,6 J. Goldman,7 A. Nellore.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Diagnosis and Prevalence of Strongyloidiasis in Solid Organ Transplant Patients

H. Pritchard,1 V. Hemmige,1 R. Mejia,2 A. Restrepo.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Donor Bacteremia Does Not Impact Survival Following Heart Transplantation: A UNOS Registry Review

S. Hirji, A. Woolley, M. Pelletier, P. Shekar, F. Yazdchi, H. Mallidi, S. Singh.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Donor-Derived Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection: Analysis of the OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)

N. Theodoropoulos, S. Tlusty, G. Vece, G. Berry, J. Bucio, L. Danziger-Isakov, D. Florescu, D. Goldberg, C. Ho, R. La Hoz, K. Lilly, M. Malinis, A. Mehta, M. Nalesnik, R. Sawyer, L. Strasfeld, R. Wood, M. Michaels, C. Wolfe.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Efficacy of Two Valganciclovir Dosing Strategies in Intermediate and High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients

K. Belfield,1 M. Malinis,2 E. Cohen.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Evaluation of Hepatitis B Vaccination in Transplant Candidates

M. Bosaeed, Y. AlJishi, S. Husain, C. Rotstein, A. Humar, D. Kumar.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Evaluation of Risk Factors for Progression of Low Level CMV Viremia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Y. Natori, A. Humar, A. Alghamdi, D. Kumar.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Evaluation of Risk Factors for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Infection in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients

E. Aldag, R. Pedersen, V. Gunabushanam, A. Sahajpal, L. Fehrenbacher, D. Kramer.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Evaluation of a Change in CMV Prevention Strategy Following Pediatric SOT

S. Pangonis, A. Miethke, F. Flores, M. Schecter, S. Kocoshis, D. Lazear, T. Hemmelgam, B. Taylor, G. Paulsen, L. Danziger-Isakov.

6:00pm-7:00pm
HIV-Positive Donors to HIV-Positive Transplant Recipients: The Italian Experience

P. Grossi,1 D. Dalla Gasperina,1 A. Petrolo,1 D. Lombardi,1 M. Balsamo,1 M. Moioli,2 G. Travi,2 M. Merli,2 F. Ferla,2 M. Tozzi,1 L. De Carlis,2 G. Carcano,1 M. Puoti,2 A. Nanni Costa.3

6:00pm-7:00pm
HOPE Act Deceased Organ Donors: True and False Positive Donors

C. Durand,1 S. Seaman,1 M. Bowring,1 B. Doby,1 D. Ostrander,1 A. Redd,1 M. Waldram,1 S. Huprikar,2 B. Haydel,2 S. Lerner,2 S. Florman,2 N. Turgeon,3 R. Friedman-Moraco,3 A. Massie,1 D. Segev.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Host Factors and Clinical Spectrum of Adenovirus Infection in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplantation: A Closer Look at the Infant, the Toddler and the Child

C. Del Valle Mojica, S. Chen, H. Gans.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Identifying Differences in Antimicrobial Resistance with a Liver Transplant Antibiogram

J. Rago, M. Crotty, E. Milas, E. Dominguez.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Impact of Fluconazole Prophylaxis on Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients

K. Roach,1 S. Todd,2 M. Lyon,2 R. Subramanian.2

6:00pm-7:00pm
Impact of High Dose Acyclovir Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis Failure in Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

J. Fose, M. Jorgenson, M. Siodlak, G. Leverson, J. Smith, R. Redfield.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Impact of Influenza Vaccine Implementation by Transplant Pharmacy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

S. Gattis,1 I. Yildirim,1,2 S. Serluco,1 C. McCracken,2 R. Liverman.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Impact of Positive Donor Blood Cultures in Liver Transplant Recipients

D. Bley, D. Lo, G. Lyon III, R. Subramanian, S. Todd.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Infection Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole as Opposed to Atovaquone for Prophylaxis

A. Drelick,1 W. Mowrey,2 G. Minamoto.3

6:00pm-7:00pm
Isavuconazole – The Real-World Use Experience

H. Hassouna, V. Athans, K. Brizendine.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Micafungin Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Invasive Fungal Infections

A. Nolan, N. Harriott, K. Startsman.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure

A. Nolan, D. Yarosh, S. Shaikh.

6:00pm-7:00pm
National Landscape of HIV+ Liver Transplant Candidates

A. Shaffer,1 A. Thomas,1 A. Massie,1 S. Gustafson,2 J. Snyder,2 B. Shelton,3 R. Reed,3 J. Locke,3 D. Segev,1 C. Durand.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Lung Transplant Recipients: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impact on Survival and Graft Function

D. Friedman, C. Cervera, K. Halloran, G. Tyrrell, K. Doucette.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Prevalence and Infection-Related Outcomes Associated with Transplant Tourism

J. Slomovic, S. Humar, D. Kumar, A. Humar.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Risk Factors and Outcomes with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Bloodstream Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

J. Anesi,1 E. Blumberg,1 E. Lautenbach,1 J. Omorogbe,1 P. Tolomeo,1 P. Tamma,2 K. Thom,3 K. Alby,1 W. Bilker,1 A. Werzen,3 K. Nemati,2 J. Han.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Safety and Tolerability of Therapy for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A 16-Year Review

Y. AlJishi, M. Bosaeed, S. Husain, C. Rotstein, A. Humar, D. Kumar.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Screening Coccidioides Serology in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A 10-Year Cross-Sectional Analysis

K. Phonphok,1 T. Duong,1 N. Datta,1 O. Beaird,2 J. Shaenman,2 S. Bunnapradist.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
Solid Organ Transplantation and Data Mining: Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Disease in Heart Transplant Recipients

N. Barros, D. Xie, C. Yek, T. Liu, X. Li, B. Adams-Huet, J. Martinez, S. Garg, J. Grodin, R. Morelend, A. Amin, F. Aras, J. Thibodeau, P. Mammen, M. Peltz, M. Drazner, W. Ring, R. Haley, R. La Hoz.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Strongyloides Pre-Transplant Screening in Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT): Single Center Analysis

M. Al-Obaidi,1 K. Vigil,1 R. Hasbun,1 A. De Golovine,2 V. Machicao,3 L. Ostrosky,1 S. Bynon,4 M. Nigo.1

6:00pm-7:00pm
T2Candida for Diagnosis of Candidemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

T. McCarty, J. Baddley, J. Locke, R. Mannon, D. Eckhoff, V. Rusanov, S. Moser, P. Pappas.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Tacrolimus and Isavuconazole Therapy: What about the Drug Interaction?

C. Gill,1 N. Mercuro,1 R. Kenney,1 A. Jantz,1 B. Summers,1 N. Sulejmani,1 S. Davis.1,2

6:00pm-7:00pm
The Clinical Efficacy of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination – Characteristics of Two Outbreaks of Influenza A(H1N1) in Immunocompromised Patients

I. Helanterä,1 R. Janes,2 V-.J. Anttila.3

6:00pm-7:00pm
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) of Suspension (SUS), Extended-Release (ER), and Intravenous (IV) Posaconazole (POS) at a Large Transplant Center

G. Haidar, R. Shields, C. Clancy, M. Nguyen.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Timing of Infections after Total Artificial Heart Implantation. What Did We Learn?

H. Chambers, A. Kalil, D. Florescu.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Transmission of Rabies through Solid Organ Transplant: A Big Issue in China

J. Zhang, J. Lin, Y. Tian, L. Ma, W. Sun, L. Zhang, Y. Zhu, W. Qiu, L. Zhang.

6:00pm-7:00pm
Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections after Solid Organ Transplant

M. Heldman, B. Nelson, T. Babu, M. Ison.

6:00pm-7:00pm
You've Gotta Have HOPE: Seeking HIV Donors in a Large US OPO

A. Friedman,1 S. Huprikar,2 K. Delli Carpini.1

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