2018 American Transplant Congress
Retrospective Study of Cryptococcosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients from a Single Center
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
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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Itraconazole Prophylaxis, Trough Concentration, and Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Lung Transplant
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Studies of prophylactic itraconazole (ITR) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) are lacking. Our purpose was to evaluate LTR who received ITR prophylaxis and the association…2018 American Transplant Congress
Bloodstream Infection Caused by Enteric Organisms during the First 6 Months after Intestinal Transplant
1Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Miami, Miami; 2Surgery, University of Miami, Miami.
Background: Irreversible intestinal failure can be treated effectively with intestinal transplant (ITx). Infections are common after ITx but data on bloodstream infection (BSI) due to…2018 American Transplant Congress
T2Candida for Diagnosis of Candidemia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Purpose: Candidemia is a critical contributor to morbidity following solid organ transplantation (SOT). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the T2Candida assay (T2)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Fluconazole Prophylaxis on Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients
1Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA; 2Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
The purpose of this study was to assess if utilizing fluconazole for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in high risk liver transplant recipients is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Risk Factors for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs): Results of an International Cohort Study.
Introduction:Bronchiolitis obliterates syndrome (BOS) is a major impediment in the long term survival of LTRs. The main objective of this study was to identify infectious…2017 American Transplant Congress
High Mortality in Transplant Recipients Associated with Coccidioidomycosis Derived from Organ Donors.
Purpose Coccidioidomycosis (CI) occurs in 4-9% of solid organ recipients in endemic areas, resulting in 30-63% mortality. CI can be transmitted directly via transplantation, but…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Feared Five Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 20-Year Experience at a Midwestern Center.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are increasing in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Here we present our experience with five feared IFIs in KTR transplanted between 01/01/1994…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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