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Articles tagged "Bacterial infection"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Ciprofloxacin for Urinary Tract Infection Prophylaxis in Post-Renal Transplant Patients with Ureteral Stent Placement.

    P. Kakadiya, M. Levy, G. Gupta, A. King, S. LeCorchick.

    Hume-Lee Transplant Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA

    BackgroundUrinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infection post renal transplant. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is often the antibiotic drug of choice due to prophylaxis coverage…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Clostridium difficile Infection in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.

    V. Goldenberg,1 A. Berbel,2 J. Camargo,1 J. Simkins.1

    1Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 2Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

    Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) data in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients is lacking. This study was performed to evaluate prevalence, risk factors, treatments and outcomes…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Experience with Novel Cephalosporin/Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations in the Treatment of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

    P. Nambiar,1 K. Brizendine,1 V. Athans,2 E. Cober.1

    1Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland; 2Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland

    Purpose: To review clinical outcomes in organ transplant recipients (OTRs) treated with Ceftazidime/avibactam (C/A) and ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) for infections caused by Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Increased Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infections with Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Post-Kidney Transplant.

    M. Spinner,1 K. Patel,1 E. Neuner,1 B. Stephany.2

    1Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

    Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is often encountered in the solid-organ transplant patient population. The incidence in kidney transplant recipients ranges between 3.5-16%. There are CDI…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Risk Factors for the Recurrence of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR).

    Y. Natori, M. Shiotsuka, L. Oen, E. Renner, L. Singer, J. Kim, H. Ross, D. Kumar, C. Rotstein, A. Humar, S. Husain.

    Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Introduction:CDI is a common complication in SOTR. Recurrence may occur after treatment of the initial episode. However, the clinical risk factors of the recurrence of…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Innate Lymphoid Cells Play a Key Role in Controlling Antimicrobial Defense in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.

    J. Kaiser, C. Cosentino, A. Shukla, C. Desai, R. Girlanda, J. Hawksworth, C. Matsumoto, M. Zasloff, T. Fishbein, A. Kroemer.

    MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington DC.

    A. Infectious complications are the leading cause of death early after intestinal transplantation (ITx). Etiologies underlying this remain unclear. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have very…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Infectious Complication in Extremely Elderly Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients: A Leading Cause of Death.

    J. Cabrera,1,3 M. Fernández-Ruiz,2 M. Molina,1 E. González,1 N. Polanco,1 F. López-Medrano,2 J. Aguado,2 M. Praga,1 A. Andrés.1

    1Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Madrid, Spain; 2Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Madrid, Spain; 3Department of Nephrology, Hospital Evangelico, Montevideo, Uruguay.

    Introduction: The incidence of infection after KT have been reported to directly increase with recipient's age, likely due to the combined effect of co-morbidities and…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Prior Infection or Colonization with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Is Not an Absolute Contraindication for Solid Organ Transplantation.

    S. Huprikar,1 L. Casner,1 S. Pouch,2 M. Pinheiro Freire,3 R. Madan,4 E. Kwak,5 M. Satlin,6 P. Hartman,7 L. Pisney,8 P. Henrique Mourão,9 R. La Hoz,10 G. Patel.1

    1Mount Sinai, New York; 2Ohio State, Columbus; 3Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4Albert Einstein, Bronx; 5University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; 6Cornell, New York; 7Henry Ford Health System, Detroit; 8University of Colorado, Denver; 9Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; 10UT Southwestern, Dallas.

    BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection is associated with poor outcomes after solid organ transplantation (SOT). The significance of CRE colonization or infection prior to SOT is…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Colonization and Risk of Bacteremia by Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Intestinal Transplant Recipients.

    J. Simkins,1 J. Camargo,1 M. Morris,1 R. Vianna,2 T. Beduschi,2 L. Abbo.1

    1Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 2Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute/University of Miami, Miami, FL.

    Background: This study is the first to evaluate colonization rates and subsequent bacteremia with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients.Methods: Retrospective study…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Pre-Transplant Infections on Post-Liver Transplant Outcomes.

    S. Ngo, J. Levitsky, M. Ison.

    Divisions of Infectious Diseases, Hematology and Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

    Background: Pre- and Post-liver transplant infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) patients. How pre-transplant infections affect early…
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