Articles tagged "Infection"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Parainfluenza Type 3 Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
G. Motoa¹, M. A. Mendoza¹, M. Raja¹, J. Simkins², S. Anjan², E. Martin², A. Phancao², N. Sinha², L. Abbo¹, G. Guerra², Y. Natori²
¹University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, ²Miami Transplant Institute – University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Respiratory viral infection, including COVID-19, causes significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR), however, the data of parainfluenza virus (PIV) type…
2022 American Transplant Congress
An Initial Analysis of Baseline Levels of Dd-cfdna After Pancreas Transplantation: A Prospective Study from High-Volume Centers in the United States
A. Yoo¹, I. Qian¹, A. Riedel¹, G. Kibria¹, A. Bartosic¹, R. Soltani², O. Nduanya³, M. Omidi³, J. S. Odorico², P. L. Abrams³, M. Cooper³, J. S. Bromberg¹, J. R. Scalea¹
¹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, ³Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) testing, which has been validated for monitoring kidney transplant (KTx) rejection, may provide an alternative to pancreas biopsy that prevents…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Reduced Induction and Steroid Free Maintenance Immunosuppression
P. Dunton, L. Von Stein, H. Winters, A. Schenk, T. Pesavento, R. M. Smith, K. Schnelle
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Viral infections (VI) commonly occur in the post-transplant period and higher cumulative doses of rATG have been correlated with higher rates of infection. However,…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Outcome of Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Hospitalized Intestinal Transplant Recipients
W. Amjad¹, T. Schiano², A. Malik³, M. Segovia⁴, S. Jafri⁵
¹Clinical Investigation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Intestinal and Liver Transplantation, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph's Medical Center, Stockton, CA, ⁴Small Intestine and Liver Transplant, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Organ transplantation is a known risk factor of Clostridioides difficile infection. There is limited published data on the frequency and impact of CDI in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Oseltamivir for the Prevention of Influenza Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients at an Academic Medical Center
D. Majmundar, A. Mishkin, J. Burnell, C. Ruggia-Check, J. Au
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Influenza is commonly considered a community acquired infection, but in transplant recipients, nosocomial transmission is frequently encountered. The lung transplant program at Temple University…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Current State of Use of Hepatitis C Viremic Donor Organs in Negative Recipients in the United States: A National Survey
K. Ryland¹, K. Hattori², J. Steinbrink³, N. Theodoropoulos⁴, M. Ison⁵
¹Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Duke university hospital, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Since the advent of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, use of hepatitis C (HCV) viremic donor organs in HCV negative recipients has become more common.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Gene Polymorphism on Infectious Complications and Rejection After Liver Transplantation
H. Egawa¹, T. Kato¹, Y. Kotera¹, Y. Hirata¹, S. Yamashita¹, S. Ariizumi¹, T. Ishizuka¹, Y. Tanaka², H. Ohdan³
¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Clinical application of gene polymorphism is a key of precision medicine in the field of organ transplantation. Hiroshima group reported significance of Fc-gamma receptor…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Evolution of Hypogammaglobulinemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients and Its Associated Risk Factors
E. Jo¹, S. Min², A. Han³
¹Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Kosovo, Republic of, ³Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) has been extensively studied to identify a biological marker for infection. According to Florescu et al. (2013), a meta-analysis of 18 clinical…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Food Insecurity on Pediatric Kidney Transplant Outcomes
A. Moin, J. Krissberg, D. Matossian, P. Verghese
Pediatric Nephrology, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We previously demonstrated a prevalence of food insecurity (FI) of 26.7% at our institution, in a pilot study of 45 pediatric kidney transplant (pedsKTx)…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pretransplant Infectious Diseases Wellness Visit on Vaccine Uptake in Solid Organ Transplant Candidates
J. Jarrah, Z. Hanna, J. Williams, J. McCorquodale, T. Párraga, S. Greenlee, O. Abreu Lanfranco, M. Ramesh, R. del Busto, G. Alangaden
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Vaccination rates in solid organ transplant candidates (SOTc) remains suboptimal. We report the effect of a dedicated Infectious Disease Pre-transplant (IDPT) clinic visit on…

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