Articles tagged "Infection"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Outcomes of Fever of Unknown Origin After Kidney Transplant in the Modern Era
M. Jorgenson, S. Parajuli, B. Astor, C. Saddler, J. Smith, D. Mandelbrot
University of Wisconsin Health, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Fever is common in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). If an etiology is not readily apparent, a patient can be classified as having a fever…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Viral-Specific Cytotoxic T-Cell Responses in Hla-Sensitized Kidney Transplant Patients Maintained on Everolimus and Low Dose Tacrolimus
R. Zhang¹, S. Ge¹, M. Chu¹, J. Kahwaji², A. Karasyov¹, D. Lovato¹, A. Vo², J. Choi², M. Toyoda¹, S. Jordan²
¹Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Post-transplant immunosuppression with “everolimus + reduced dose tacrolimus” (Ev + Taclow) is reported to reduce the risk of viral infections compared to standard doses…
2022 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Tacrolimus and Mycophenolic Acid on Torque Teno Virus Loads in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. van Rijn, S. Meziyerh, D. van der Helm, T. van Gelder, A. Kroes, J. de Fijter, D. Moes, J. Rotmans, A. de Vries, M. Feltkamp
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: Measuring immune function in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) remains challenging given the precarious balance between over- and underimmunosuppression. This is primarily due to high…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Living Donor Liver and Renal Transplantations in Japan: A Nationwide Survey
S. Yamanaga¹, T. Hibi², R. Osawa³, K. Yuzawa⁴, H. Egawa⁵, K. Kuramitsu⁶
¹General Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ²Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan, ³Infectious disease, Kameda medical center, Kamogawa, Japan, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Mito Medical Center, Higashiibaraki District, Japan, ⁵Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjyuku-ku, Japan, ⁶HBP surgery, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
*Purpose: COVID-19 brought a huge impact on the field of organ transplantation. On 6th March, the Japan Society for Transplantation (JST) COVID-19 task force published…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Transcriptomics and Proteomics Profiling of Complement Pathway (cp) Proteins in Biopsies With Polyomavirus Bk Nephropathy (bkvn)
P. Randhawa¹, F. Fei², Y. Huang¹, G. Tseng³, K. Xiao⁴
¹Departments of Pathology, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Biostatistics, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Late stage BKVN can show C4d as well as classic immune complex deposits in the tubular basement membranes (Bracamonte et al. Am J Transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Immunosuppressant Management on Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Y. Fenig, A. Santeusanio, M. Menon, C. Liu, M. Rana, R. Shapiro
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are thought to be at high risk for mortality from COVID-19 due to the necessity for chronic immunosuppressive therapy to prevent…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Sars-cov-2 versus Non-sars-cov-2 Infection Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Case Control Study
M. A. Mendoza¹, M. Raja¹, S. Anjan¹, S. C. Curel², G. Rosello³, A. Fernandez¹, A. Chandorkar⁴, C. O'Brien⁵, A. Phancao⁵, N. Sinha¹, R. Vianna¹, M. Loebe¹, C. Gaetano¹, J. Simkins¹, M. Morris¹, L. Abbo¹, J. Camargo¹, G. Guerra¹, Y. Natori¹
¹Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³University of Miami, Miami, FL, ⁴University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been raging since the end of 2019. The clinical differences between non-SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Early versus Late Ureteric Stent Removal and Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Urinary Tract Infection Incidence in Kidney Transplant Adult Recipients
K. Althiab¹, B. Alqahtani², R. Alotaibi³, R. Alhussein³, R. Almuhiteb², L. Alnajjar², M. Alqahtani², K. Bin Saad⁴, W. Ohali⁴, A. Tamimi⁴, M. N. Almarastani⁴, S. Kashkoush⁴, G. Aboalsameh⁴, M. Shaheen⁴, M. Tawhari⁴, A. Altheaby⁴, Z. Arabi⁵
¹Pharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³bCollege of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Organ Transplant Center, King Abdulaziz Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵King Abdulaziz Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: To investigate the impact of early Vs. late ureteric stent removal while utilizing various antibiotic prophylaxis regimens on UTI in renal transplant recipients. *Methods:…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Pathological Features of Lobar Nephronia in Renal Allograft
Y. Wang¹, Z. Yan¹, Y. Liu¹, Y. Zhou¹, Y. He¹, W. Zeng¹, R. Xia¹, W. Deng¹, J. Xu¹, C. Wu², Y. Miao¹
¹Department of Organ Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, ²Department of Urology and Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Lobar nephronia (acute focal nephritis) is a rare form of nephritis which can be presented as a renal mass and misdiagnosed as renal cancer,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients Frequently Experience Utis Regardless of Esrd Etiology
E. Spiwak, C. Nailescu, A. Schwaderer
Indiana University Department of Pediatrics Division of Nephrology, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) remain the most common type of infectious complication experienced by renal allograft recipients. UTIs in transplant patients most commonly occur…