2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Positive Donor Blood Cultures in Liver Transplant Recipients
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
The purpose of this study was to describe the bacteremia transmission rate of transplanting livers from donors with positive bacterial blood cultures into liver transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Differences in Antimicrobial Resistance with a Liver Transplant Antibiogram
Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas.
Regulatory requirements for antimicrobial stewardship pose a unique challenge in special populations including transplant recipients. Infection following liver transplant can adversely impact patient outcomes. Moreover,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Colistin (COL) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR): Friend or Foe?
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Data on COL use in SOTR are lacking. In other populations, high dose (HD) COL (>4.4mg/kg/day) has been associated with clinical and microbiologic cure…2017 American Transplant Congress
Describing the Effects of the Antibiotic Regimen Immediate Post Multi-Visceral Transplant in the Pediatric Population on the Time to First Serious Bacterial Infection.
This study is designed to elucidate the effect a tailored antibiotic regimen administered immediately post multi visceral transplantation may have on the duration until first…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Role for MyD88 Signaling Downstream from Toll-Like Receptors in B Cells Responding to Blood Group Antigens.
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
[Introduction]Although there is some empirical evidence that severe infectious complications provoke refractory AMR following ABO-incompatible transplantations (ABOi-Tx), its mechanism remains unclear. Here, we investigated a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Contributing Factors and Impact of Microbial Contamination in Human Islet Isolation and Transplantation.
BackgroundThe microbiological safety of islet preparations is of paramount importance. Preservation medium contamination is frequent and its impact on islet yield and function remains unclear.MethodsAll…2017 American Transplant Congress
Adoptive Immunotherapy with Liver Allograft-Derived Lymphocytes Compensate for the Susceptibility to Post-Liver Transplant Blood Stream Infection Associated with FCGR3A SNP.
Gastroenterological and Transplant Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
By studying the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of FCGR2A and FCGR3A, genes encoding FcγR, we previously demonstrated the significantly higher incidence of blood stream infections…2017 American Transplant Congress
Fosfomycin Tromeltamol (FOS) Is an Effective Alternative in Post Renal Transplant Urinary Tract Infection Prophylaxis Caused by Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis without Increasing Resistance Rate.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most important complications in renal transplant recipients (rTR) during the first year after renal transplantation (RT). Antimicrobial…2017 American Transplant Congress
Bacteremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.
Background: Bloodstream infections or bacteremia is a serious complication after kidney transplantation. The incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of bacteremia among kidney transplant recipients have…2017 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Acute Respiratory Failure: Risk or Value?
Nephrology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Introduction:Few data evaluates the differential diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavages (FO-BAL) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with acute respiratory failure (ARF). We describe the results…
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