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Articles tagged "Fungal infection"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Infections among Lung Transplant Recipients

    K. Whitaker, J. Anesi, E. Blumberg, L. Gardo, J. Lee, M. Crespo, C. Bermudez, L. Glaser, M. Wilck.

    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

    Objective: Lung transplant (LT) recipients are at high risk of invasive fungal infections (IFI) with an estimated 1-year incidence of 8%. Despite advances in antifungal…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) in Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the Present Era of Routine Post-Transplant Prophylaxis: Risk Factors and Outcomes

    N. Garg, M. Jorgenson, M. Birschbach, J. Descourouez, S. Parajuli, B. Astor, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot.

    University of Wisconsin, Madison.

    PJP after transplant (TX) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In the present era of universal and routine implementation of PJP prophylaxis (PPX) during…
  • 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…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Factors for Cryptococcal Disease in Transplant as Compared with Non-Transplant Patients: A Single Center Study.

    O. Beaird,1 O. Garner,2 R. Humphries,2 J. Schaenman.1

    1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2UCLA Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

    Purpose: To examine clinical characteristics of non-HIV, immunocompromised patients diagnosed with cryptococcal disease, including solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients.Methods: We performed retrospective chart review of non-HIV,…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence of Cutaneous Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A 5-Year Study from a Medical -Surgical Transplant Dermatology Center.

    R. Allawh, A. Weiffenbach, K. Nadhan, M. Abdelmalek, C. Cusack, C. Chung.

    Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Background: Solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) on chronic immunosuppression exhibit heightened risk of developing a myriad of cutaneous manifestations compared to non-transplant patients, including cutaneous…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Echinocandins in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs).

    Y. AlJishi,1 C. Rotstein,1 D. Kumar,1 A. Humar,1 L. Singer,2 S. Keshavjee,2 S. Husain.1

    1Transplant Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Toronto Lung Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Purpose: Echinocandins are a class of antifungal drugs that have activity against Aspergillus species. However, the use of echinocandins in LTRs is not well reported.…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    CCR5-Mediated Recruitment of NK Cells to the Kidney Is Critical for Resistance to Candida albicans Infections.

    J. Lee,1,4 V. Tran,3 H. Kim,1 B. Kwon,1,3 K. Park,1,4 H. Cho.1,2

    1Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea; 3School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, Republic of Korea

    We previously showed that CCR5 mediates recruitment of NK cells to the kidney after renal ischemia and reperfusion, which in turn induce the production of…
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