2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients: Does Rifaximin Prevent Clostridioides Difficile Infection? A Retrospective Analysis
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and new prevention strategies in high-risk patients are needed. Rifaximin has been…2020 American Transplant Congress
Use of 16S Sequencing to Reveal Potential Respiratory Pathogens in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Respiratory infections are common after lung transplant and contribute to mortality and allograft failure. 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing could facilitate diagnosis of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation from Donors with Positive Blood Culture
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: The use of organs from donors with infection is limited because of the possibility of transmission. Herein we report our experience of transplantation from…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Intraoperative versus Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Perioperative antibiotic use has important implications for patient care, antimicrobial stewardship, and cost containment. There is limited data guiding the optimal duration of perioperative…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in the Transplant Population at a University Transplant Center in Northern Florida
Medicine/IDGM, Univ of Florida, College of Med, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the number of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections in the United States, especially in the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Kidney Transplant-Specific versus Hospital-Wide Antibiograms
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are more likely to develop antimicrobial-resistant infections versus the general population, but few transplant centers have developed SOT-specific antibiograms…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation Of Typical Renal Transplant Infections In Simultaneous Heart-kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Simultaneous heart-kidney transplant (SHKT) is an increasingly utilized treatment for patients with end stage heart failure and advanced kidney disease. Data regarding infectious complications…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Multidrug-Resistant Organisms on Risk of Recipient Infection
*Purpose: Although there is concern about the use of donor organs that are infected or colonized with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), their impact on solid organ…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is Azathioprine the Right Choice in De Novo Lung Transplantation?
*Purpose: The antiproliferative of choice in lung transplantation (LT) remains controversial. Limited data exists on azathioprine (AZA) dose reductions or the conversion of AZA to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients at an Academic Medical Center
Center for Transplantation, University of California, San Diego Health System, La Jolla, CA
*Purpose: In the United States, the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased remarkably and remains a significant burden in the solid organ transplant…
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