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Articles tagged "Fungal infection"

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Cryptococcal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience

    M. Radisic,1 N. Pujato,1 A. Dotta,2 R. Livia Franzini,2 M. Bravo,1 L. Rodriguez Rilo,1 C. Giampieri,2 L. Leon,1 M. Rial,1 D. Casadei.1

    1Infectious Diseases, Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Kidney Transplantation, Instituto de Nefrologia de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Cryptococcal infections are infrequent but a cause of morbidity & mortality in transplant (T) recipients. Best treatment and the need for secondary prophylaxis are still…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Tourism and Invasive Fungal Infection

    F. Al Ismaili,1 A. Metry,3 M. Al Riyami,5 F. Khamis,6 F. Shaheen,7 A. Hola,4 I. Al Salmi.2

    1The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 2The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 3The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 4Histopathology, SQUH, Muscat, Oman; 5Infectious Diseases, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 6SCOT, SCOT, RIyadh, Saudi Arabia; 7The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman; 8The Renal Medicine, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

    Deceased and live-related Renal transplant (RTX) are widespread approved methods throughout the world. In-addition, commercial-RTX has gained an access at certain places driven by financial…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Retrospective Study of Cryptococcosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients from a Single Center

    R. Wang, M. Cen, J. Lin, H. Huang, W. Peng, J. Wu.

    Kidney Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

    Background: The mortality of Cryptococcosis remains unchanged among kidney transplant recipients(KTR) over the past two decades, and the prognosis of Cryptococcosis is yet unpredicted. Hence,…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Rates of Posttransplant Cutaneous Disease Differ between Black and White Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    R. Allawh,1 K. Nadhan,1 A. Doyle,2 M. Harhay,3 C. Chung.1

    1Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; 2Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 3Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

    Background: Immunosuppression (IS) results in heightened risk of developing posttransplant cutaneous complications. Black solid organ transplant recipients (OTRs), who often receive higher doses of IS…
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