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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Organs from Donors with Positive SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ Testing: A Report from the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee

    L. Danziger-Isakov1, J. D. Goldman1, A. Wooley1, S. Pouch1, A. Agarwal1, G. Berry1, K. Dunn1, S. Ho1, M. Kittleson1, D. H. Lee1, D. Levine1, C. Marboe1, G. Marklin1, R. Razonable1, S. Taimur1, H. Te1, C. Fox2, C. Jett2, S. Booker2, D. Klassen2, R. LaHoz1

    1OPTN, Richmond, VA, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Decision to transplant organs from SARS-CoV-2 NAT+ donors(N+D) balances risk of donor-derived infection with the scarcity of available organs to meet the needs of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    HLA Alleles Add to Risk Stratification for CMV Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients

    R. Patil1, R. Prashar2, M. Ramesh2, A. Patel2

    1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral infection that occurs after solid organ transplantation. The incidence of CMV infection or disease (I/d) varies based…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Early versus Delayed Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients

    A. Hutchins1, M. Leick2, M. Keck2, J. S. McMullen2

    1Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 2Pharmacy, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE

    *Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of delaying cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis to day of discharge or post-operative day (POD) 7…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Infectious Disease Testing Among US Deceased Organ Donors

    A. Mezochow1, T. Bittermann1, E. Blumberg1, R. Hasz2, J. Anesi1

    1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Donor-derived infections are associated with significant morbidity in solid organ transplant recipients. To reduce the risk of donor-derived infections, the United Network for Organ…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Circulating Antibodies in CMV Viremia in Kidney Transplantation

    T. Sigdel1, P. Velpurisiva1, V. Dharnidharka2, M. M. Sarwal1

    1UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 2Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO

    *Purpose: Role of circulating antibodies (Abs) in graft injury outcomes of kidney transplant is reported by us and others. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is known to contribute…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients is Associated with an Increased Risk f Post-Transplant Infections

    V. Manchala, B. Muth, E. Yousif, J. Turk, J. Blazel, M. Bloom, N. Garg, F. Aziz, M. Mohamed, A. Djamali, D. Mandelbrot, B. Astor, S. Parajuli

    UWSMPH, Madison, WI

    *Purpose: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a known complication among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and is associated with decreased graft survival, increased rejection, and increased…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Plasma Galectin-3 is Predictive of Post-Transplant Infection in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

    D. Yoeli, A. Chaidez, Y. Luo, J. Huang, N. Limon De La Rosa, N. Nakra, Z. Wang, E. Cervantes-Alvarez, M. Adams, C. Mack, C. Huang, N. Navarro-Alvarez

    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: Galectin-3 (Gal3) is a beta-galactoside binding lectin that plays a key role in inflammation and immune response. Infectious complications are common among pediatric liver…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Target Tacrolimus Levels on BK Polyomavirus DNAemia and Allograft Rejection Among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

    H. Huang1, P. Winterberg1, R. George1, A. Serluco2, R. Liverman2, I. Yildirim3, R. Garro1

    1Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 2Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 3Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: BK Polyomavirus (BK) DNAemia is a serious and common infectious complication after kidney transplant (KT). We evaluated the impact of targeting lower tacrolimus levels…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence and Characteristics of Covid-19-Associated Pulmonary Diagnoses in Lung Transplant Patients in the United States

    T. G. Mupfudze1, A. R. Wilk1, R. R. Goff1, M. Valapour2, J. Miller3, M. Budev2, E. D. Lease4

    1Research Department, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 2Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 3Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN, 4Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    *Purpose: Lung transplant may be a viable treatment option for select patients with non-recoverable COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19-associated pulmonary fibrosis. This…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Disparities in Low Respiratory Vaccination Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    J. R. Felzer1, A. M. LeMahieu2, L. J. Finney Rutten2, Y. Juhn3, C. Wi3, R. M. Jacobson3, C. C. Kennedy1

    1Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    *Purpose: There are many potential infections post-transplant, with influenza as the most common vaccine-preventable infection the first 5 years post-transplant. Despite effective vaccines, uptake is…
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