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Articles tagged "Fungal infection"

  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Voriconazole Associated Adverse Drug Events and Drug Monitoring in Lung Transplant Recipients

    C. Y. Luo1, R. G. Nador2, R. D. Levy2, J. Yee2, L. Wei2, N. Partovi1

    1Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    *Purpose: Voriconazole is the drug of choice for prophylaxis and treatment of Aspergillus infection in lung transplant ( LTx) recipients. Voriconazole has a narrow therapeutic…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of SUBA-Itraconazole Use in Lung Transplant Recipients

    J. G. Youssef1, C. Ahmed1, B. J. Pierce2, C. Pham2, F. Ye1, K. Tatum1, S. Yau1, A. Goodarzi1, H. J. Huang1

    1Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 2Department of Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Itraconazole (IT) is commonly used after lung transplant for fungal prophylaxis, particularly in those with a history of skin cancer, concern for Histoplasmosis infection,…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Alternate Triazole Therapy for Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients on Triazole Prophylaxis

    A. Abbas, H. Hassouna, F. Marco Canosa, K. D. Brizendine

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) are a leading cause of infection related morbidity and mortality in lung transplant (LT) recipients. Data regarding outcomes of breakthrough…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    CCR5-Mediated Recruitment of NK Cells to the Kidney is a Critical Step for Host Defense to Candida albicans Infection

    H. R. Cho1, V. G. Tran2, N. N. Nguyen3, S. Lee4, S. W. Kang4, J. Kim4, H. J. Kim4, S. J. Park1, J. S. Lee5, B. Kwon6

    1Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, 2School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, 31School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, 4Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, 5Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, 6Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of

    *Purpose: Candida albicans infection causes a high rate of mortality in immunocompromised or transplant patients. In this study, we investigated the role of CCR5 that…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Infection and Renal Transplant Outcomes in the Hmong Population

    M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, D. Yang2, G. Leverson2, J. Smith2, R. Redfield2

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

    *Purpose: Literature suggests the Hmong people to be at higher risk for infection, particularly fungal. The risk of infection after transplant in the Hmong population…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Risk of Opportunistic Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Cytomegalovirus Infection and Associated Outcomes

    M. Jorgenson1, J. Descourouez1, B. Cardinale2, B. Lyu3, B. Astor3, N. Garg3, C. Saddler3, J. Smith3, D. Mandelbrot3

    1UW Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, 3University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in kidney transplant recipients has been anecdotally observed with concomitant or subsequent opportunistic infections (OI), but this association has yet to…
  • 2019 American Transplant Congress

    Azole Use and Fungal Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis versus Non-Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients

    F. J. Marco Canosa1, K. Brizendine2, H. Hassouna3

    1Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 3Infectious Disease, Spectrum Health Infectious Disease, Grand Rapids, MI

    *Purpose: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients exhibit unique pharmacokinetic principles. Azole antifungals show marked inter- and intra-patient variability. We aimed to improve itraconazole (ITR) use and…
  • 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…
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