Articles tagged "Bacterial infection"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Heart Transplantation After Pseudomonas Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection
L. Thirunavukarasu Murugan¹, C. Koval², J. Banzon³
¹Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the most common gram-negative bacteria to cause left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infection. Management is difficult given limited oral antibiotic…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Prebiotic Supplementation In Kidney Transplant Recipients For Preventing Infections And Gastrointestinal Upset: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study
S. Chan¹, C. M. Hawley¹, E. M. Pascoe², C. Z. Cao², S. B. Campbell², K. L. Campbell³, R. S. Francis², R. Hale¹, N. M. Isbel⁴, M. Morrison⁵, D. W. Johnson²
¹Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia, ³Menzies Health Institute - Molecular Basis of Disease Research Program, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ⁴Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, ⁵Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia
*Purpose: Modulating the large intestinal microbiome of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) may reduce infectious complications. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Foley Catheter Removal on Day One Following Kidney Transplantation
I. Bezherano¹, L. Kayler²
¹Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, ²Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Early Foley catheter (Foley) removal after kidney transplantation (KTX) may reduce length of stay (LOS), however, a paucity of data exists as to the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Nocardia Infection and Associated Outcomes in Patients with Solid Organ Transplant
R. Munshi¹, J. Pellegrini Jr.¹, M. Lannom¹, N. Nehru², W. Olsthoorn², F. Anjum³
¹Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, West Hempstead, NY, ²American University of the Caribbean, Cupecoy, Saint Martin, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients face various challenges including increased risk of infections. Nocardia is a known pathogen for infecting immunosuppressed individuals, however, there…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections: Risk Mitigation Strategy in Solid Organ Transplant Improves Recipients Safety and Could Expand Donor Pool
A. Mularoni¹, E. Graziano¹, M. Campanella¹, A. Cervo², M. Peghin³, F. Barbera¹, P. Conaldi¹, A. Luca¹, P. A. Grossi⁴
¹ISMETT, Palermo, Italy, ²Department of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy, ³Division of Infectious Diseases, ASUFC, Udine, Italy, ⁴Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
*Purpose: We implemented an Active Surveillance System (ASS) to mitigate the risk of unexpected carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative (CRGN) donor-derived infection (DDI) in solid organ transplant recipient…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Lung Transplantation with Multi Drug Resistant Colonized Grafts, Retrospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital
N. Al-Ashi
Pharmacy, King Fahad Specialist Hospital -Dammam, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Infections are the primary cause of morbidity and mortality after solid organ transplantation. Due to high incidence of lung graft colonization with multi drug…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors and Outcomes of Neutropenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
R. Avery¹, J. Motter¹, S. Sae-Tia², N. Lu¹, W. Cochran¹, A. Massie¹, D. Brennan¹, F. Akinwande¹, S. Shoham¹, E. Kraus¹, N. Alachkar¹, S. Alasfar¹, F. Naqvi¹, F. Al Ammary¹, K. Marr¹, S. Mehta Steinke¹, N. Desai¹, O. Ezennia¹, P. Plummer¹, C. Durand¹, W. Werbel¹, M. Y. Kim¹, D. Segev¹, J. Garonzik Wang¹, B. Trollinger¹, L. Lees¹, L. Toman¹, S. Shulder³, K. Dzintars¹, D. Ostrander¹
¹Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ²Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
*Purpose: Neutropenia is a common side effect of valganciclovir and may pose increased risk for post-transplant infections. Medications such as mycophenolate and infections such as…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Probiotic Protocol to Reduce Perioperative Infection After Liver Transplantation
M. Jorgenson¹, Q. Yang², D. Yang², G. Leverson², C. Saddler², J. Smith², N. Safdar², L. Fernandez², D. Al-Adra²
¹UW Health, Madison, WI, ²UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Evaluate efficacy and safety of a probiotic preparation to reduce perioperative infection in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery*Methods: Adult patients receiving liver transplantation from…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Multi-drug Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, a New Era of Risk
L. A. Morais, D. Reynoso, A. Lea, M. Mujtaba, S. Merwat, R. Kulkarni, J. Fair, M. Kueht
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Antibiotic drug resistant organisms (DRO) [extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), and carbapenem resistant bacteria (CRB)] are becoming more prevalent and pose a…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Culture-Positive Pneumonia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
L. Rice¹, A. C. Kalil², D. Hixson², M. Leick³
¹Monument Health, Rapid City, SD, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in clinical outcomes of culture-positive pneumonia in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients compared to…