Articles tagged "Hypogammaglobulinemia"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Heart Transplant Recipients with Hypogammaglobulinemia and Infection
J. Hoang, D. Nguyen, E. Graviss, M. Moaddab, A. Guha, J. Krisl
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) is a complication of solid organ transplantation which has been associated with increased risk of infections. HGG is commonly defined as a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hyperammonemia Syndrome in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Caused by Quinolone-Resistant Ureaplasma Infection
A. B. Higgins¹, R. Rogers², A. J. Osband³, R. Gohh⁴, P. Morrissey³, A. Seo¹, B. Chen¹, D. Crabb⁵, S. Leal⁵, K. Waites⁵, D. Farmakiotis², G. J. Nau²
¹Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ³Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁴Division of Nephrology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁵Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Urease-producing bacteria release significant amounts of ammonia. Donor-derived Ureaplasma infections in lung transplant recipients have been implicated in the pathogenesis of hyperammonemia syndrome (HS).…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients
A. Lewis, M. Fasano, D. Zepeda-Orozco.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
Immunoglobulin replacement therapy decreases infection frequency in patients with primary immunodeficiency; however, there is limited data regarding the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or subcutaneous…