Articles tagged "Infection"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Invasive Fungal Infections Associated with COVID-19 Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
R. Alameer, M. Nguyen, P. Samanta
Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) complicating Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has been increasingly recognized. IFI is a common opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Transmissions 2020: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) with a Focus on COVID-19
R. M. La Hoz¹, A. Agarwal¹, G. Berry¹, K. Dunn¹, J. Goldman¹, S. Ho¹, M. Kittleson¹, D. H. Lee¹, D. J. Levine¹, C. Marboe¹, G. Marklin¹, S. Pouch¹, R. Razonable¹, S. Taimur¹, H. Te¹, A. Woolley¹, C. Fox², C. Jett², S. Booker², D. K. Klassen², L. Danziger-Isakov¹
¹OPTN DTAC, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The OPTN DTAC, a multidisciplinary group, evaluates potential donor derived transmission events (PDDTE) to assess the likelihood of disease transmission.*Methods: Retrospective study of PDDTE…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes with IR-tac to LCP-tac Conversion in a Kidney Transplant Population
F. Bartlett¹, J. Newman¹, T. Sprague¹, S. Patel¹, N. Rao², E. Andrade², V. Rohan², M. Casey², D. Dubay¹, D. Taber¹
¹Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: LCP-Tac is approved for conversion from IR-Tac in kidney transplant patients with a conversion rate of 70-80%. Studies have demonstrated similar efficacy and safety…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Concordance of POLQ and PARP-1 Expression and MMEJ Type Viral Integration in the Progression of BKPyV-Associated Diseases
Y. Wang¹, Z. Yan¹, Y. Liu², J. Geng³, W. Deng¹, R. Xia¹, W. Zeng¹, J. Xu¹, C. Wu⁴, Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, ³Department of Pathology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ⁴Departments of Urology & Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To reveal the mechanism of the increasing dominant position of integration, especially the microhomology-mediated end joint (MMEJ) form in the development of BK Polyomavirus…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Virus with Weekly Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
G. Girone¹, W. Asch²
¹Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: The typical management of Polyoma BK virus (BKV) in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) includes reducing immunosuppression (IS). Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been utilized for…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Urinary Tract Infections Requiring Hospitalization in Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Dinh, T. Copeland, D. Adey, E. Ku
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTI) requiring hospitalization are common after kidney transplantation and are associated with increased risk of graft failure. Identifying patients at high…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Causal Factors and Clinical Impact of Urinary Tract Infections in Renal Transplanted Patients: An Observational Retrospective Study
C. Alfieri, F. Tripodi, D. Cresseri, M. Gandolfo, M. Campise, A. Regalia, P. Messa, G. Castellano
Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milano, Milan, Italy
*Purpose: This study aims to examine the etiology of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a cohort of KTxps, trying to identify their potential predisposing factors…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Patients Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Post-2nd Vaccine Dose; We Are Not Home and Dry Yet
G. Koimtzis¹, L. Szabó¹, P. Nagaraja¹, C. Chalklin¹, D. Elker², A. Asderakis¹
¹Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Cardiff Transplant Unit, University Hosptal of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high mortality among transplant recipients. Data of transplant patients’ infections post-2nd vaccine dose is not available. The aim of the…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of a Probiotic Protocol to Reduce Perioperative Infection After Liver Transplantation
M. Jorgenson, Q. Yang, G. Leverson, C. Saddler, J. Smith, N. Safdar, D. Al-Adra
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Evaluate efficacy and safety of a probiotic preparation to reduce perioperative infection in patients undergoing liver transplant surgery*Methods: Adult patients receiving liver transplantation from…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Unvaccinated Compared with One or Two Dose Vaccinated Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter, Matched Cohort Study
V. G. Hall¹, G. Alahmadi², J. T. Solera², T. Marinelli², H. Cardinal³, G. Ramesh Prasad⁴, S. A. De Serres⁵, D. Isaac⁶, R. Mainra⁷, C. Lamarche⁸, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁹, S. Gilmour¹⁰, J. Matelski², A. Humar², D. Kumar²
¹University Health Network/Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, UMontreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Kidney Transplant Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Transplantation Unit, Renal division, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁶Division of Transplant Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷University Health Center of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁸Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: It is unknown if vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 infections are milder or as severe as infections in unvaccinated solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.*Methods: We performed…

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