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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…
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