Articles tagged "Infection"

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…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Bacterial Infections After Kidney Transplant Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
A. Perez Gutierrez¹, B. Juengel¹, S. Krishnamoorthy², P. J. Bachul¹, P. Witkowski³, R. Barth³, J. Fung¹
¹Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Infectious complications are a major cause of mortality and morbidity after kidney transplantation. During the COVID-19 pandemia there were several changes in the management…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Adenovirus Enteritis Following Intestinal Transplantation
S. Jafri¹, A. Mavis², J. Weiner³, M. C. Segovia²
¹Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Columbia, New York, NY
*Purpose: Intestinal transplant is a life-saving therapy for intestinal failure. Adenovirus Enteritis (AE) is an unusual infection identified on biopsy or serology following intestine or…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Voriconazole Dosing for Preventing Aspergillus in Lung Transplant Recipients
A. Chaplain¹, B. J. Pierce¹, C. Pham¹, A. Hutchins¹, W. L. Musick¹, D. T. Nguyen², E. A. Graviss², S. W. Yau³, J. G. Youssef³, A. Goodarzi³, H. J. Huang³
¹Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ²Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: We sought to evaluate the efficacy of voriconazole (VCZ) 200 mg twice a day (BID) for 3 months post lung transplant (LT) in preventing…
2022 American Transplant Congress
National Consortium Registry Insights on Management and Outcome of Hepatitis C Viremic Heart Transplants
R. Gottlieb¹, M. Salem¹, A. Ravichandran², J. Kennedy³, J. Strope⁴, S. Lin⁵, J. Chow⁶, P. Eckman⁷, S. Desai⁸, O. Larkins¹, J. Vanzyl¹, S. Hall¹
¹Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, Dallas, TX, ²Ascension Medical Group, Indianapolis, IN, ³Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ⁶Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁷Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁸Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Multicenter US registry of clinical management of HCV NAT+ hearts.*Methods: An ongoing 8-center retrospective IRB-approved registry collected baseline characteristics, labs, management, and outcomes after…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Management and Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
A. Scott, Z. Truman, M. Manson
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and immunosuppression modification in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, and…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Revision Ureteroneocystostomy in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients for Symptomatic Vesicoureteral Reflux and Its Effect on Recurrent Hospitalizations
P. Campbell¹, M. Christman¹, S. Marietti², E. Ingulli²
¹Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²UCSD Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: To evaluate the effect of revision ureteroneocystostomy on pediatric renal transplant patients with symptomatic vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in reducing hospitalizations and recurrent urinary tract…