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Articles tagged "Fungal infection"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Epidemiology of Non-Aspergillus Mold in Lung Transplant Recipients at a Large Transplant Center

    J. A. Morillas1, F. J. Marco Canosa1, H. Hassouna2, K. Brizendine1

    1Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2Infectious Disease, Spectrum Health Medical Group-Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant cause of mortality among lung transplant recipients (LTR). The emergence of non-Aspergillus molds has become a concern…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Isavuconazole (ISA) versus Voriconazole (VOR) Prophylaxis (px) in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTR)

    P. Samanta, C. J. Clancy, R. V. Marini, R. Rivosecchi, E. K. McCreary, R. K. Shields, B. A. Falcione, A. Viehman, L. Sacha, E. J. Kwak, F. P. Silveira, L. Clarke, M. H. Nguyen

    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: IFI is a significant complication following lung transplant (LT). VOR was universal antifungal (AF) px in our LT program from 2004-09/2015, at which time…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors of Invasive Fungal Infections in Liver Transplantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    P. Phoompoung1, S. Herrera2, A. Perez Cortes Villalobos1, F. Foroutan1, A. Orchanian-Cheff1, S. Husain1

    1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) remains one of the most common infectious complications after solid organ transplantation. Liver transplant recipients (LTRs) have a higher mortality…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Anti-Fungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant: A Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis

    K. Pennington, M. Baqir, P. Erwin, H. Murad, R. Razonable, C. C. Kennedy

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) increase morbidity and mortality after lung transplant. Despite this, anti-fungal prophylaxis (AFP) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) varies by prophylactic…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Facial Composite Tissue Allotransplantation: First Canadian Experience

    S. Collette1, A. Govshievich2, S. F. Dufresne1, D. Désy1, H. St-Jacques1, D. Borsuk1

    1Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: Facial vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has emerged as a groundbreaking reconstructive solution for patients with severely disfiguring facial injuries. It allows simultaneous “like with…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Transmission of Infections from Organ Donor to Recipient – German Data

    K. Moench, A. Rahmel, A. P. Barreiros

    German Foundation for Organtransplantation (DSO), Frankfurt, Germany

    *Purpose: In Europe, vigilance monitoring after organ transplant includes Serious Adverse Events (SAE) as well as Serious Adverse Reactions (SAR). All SAE and SAR related…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Patients Receiving Isavuconazole

    M. Fung, C. Devoe, B. S. Schwartz, S. B. Doernberg, J. Babik, P. V. Chin-Hong

    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: Isavuconazole (ISA) is a broad-spectrum triazole antifungal approved in 2015 for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis. While it is increasingly used in…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Targeted Antifungal Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients: Two Year, Retrospective Cohort Analysis

    N. Persun1, J. Doyon2, E. Blumberg2, S. Prenner2, V. Khungar2, P. Abt3, C. Sammons1

    1Pharmacy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 3Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: No consensus exists regarding systemic antifungal prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients (LTRs) in terms of optimal duration, choice of agent, or risk factors to…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of an Invasive Fungal Infection Prophylaxis Strategy after Liver Transplantation at a Large Academic Medical Center

    M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, D. Felix1, N. Marka2, G. Leverson2, J. Smith2, L. Fernandez2, D. Foley2

    1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) after liver transplant (LTx) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Studies show that IFI prophylaxis improves outcomes but the…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Profile of Invasive Fungal Disease after Kidney Transplantation in a Single Brazilian Center

    S. C. Miranda, G. M. Pereira Junior, C. A. Felipe, A. S. Alvarenga, P. A. Macedo Souza, C. Ribeiro, S. C. Cantini

    Nephrology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    *Purpose: This study sought to describe the epidemiology of Invasive fungal disease at a brazilian kidney transplant center.*Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the diagnoses of invasive…
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