Articles tagged "Infection"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Beta-lactam Allergies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Prevalence and Association with Transplant Admission Length of Stay
N. N. Pettit¹, V. Nguyen², C. T. Nguyen¹, A. Lew¹, J. Pisano¹, L. M. Potter¹
¹University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Previous studies have identified that 14-27% of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients report a beta lactam allergy (BLA). Patients with BLAs often receive less…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Diamond
Pharmacy, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is the presence of bacteriuria with no symptoms. Recent guidelines recommend against treatment of ASB in kidney transplant (KT) recipients more…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Pharmacokinetics in Patients with and without Infection
A. Bickenbach¹, M. McGowan¹, B. Miyagawa², T. Mizuno², A. Shields³, A. Christianson¹, P. West-Thielke⁴, J. Leone⁵, E. Woodle¹, D. Kaufman⁶, A. Wiseman⁷, A. Vinks², R. Alloway¹
¹U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Med Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴UIC, Chicago, IL, ⁵Tampa Gen, Tampa, FL, ⁶U Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁷Centura Transplant, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Two belatacept(BELA) fixed mg/kg dosing regimens, less intense(LI) and more intense(MI) were compared. The LI regimen was approved due to the higher risk profile…
2021 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus-associated Nephropathy as a Cause of Renal Failure Post-lung Transplantation
A. Arjuna, M. T. Olson, B. Buddhdev, R. Tenorio, A. Omar, S. Tokman
Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) is a common cause of renal dysfunction early after renal transplant. BKVAN is much rarer in non-renal solid organ transplant,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Vitamin D Status on the Prognosis of Covid 19 in Patients with Kidney Transplant
J. Ugalde-Altamirano, I. Revuelta, A. Carrillo, M. Xipell, F. Cofan, N. Esforzado, E. Montagud, G. Piñeiro, A. Molina, P. Ventura, D. Cucchiari, F. Oppenheimer, F. Diekmann, J. Campistol, B. Bayes, J. Torregrosa
Nephrology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: The protective role of Vitamin D as an immunomodulator has been demonstrated in different pathologies included the viral etiology. This effect has been described…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Transmissions 2019: Analysis of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
L. Danziger-Isakov¹, M. G. Michaels¹, A. Agarwal¹, S. Aslam¹, K. Dunn¹, J. Goldman¹, D. Levine¹, C. Marboe¹, G. Marklin¹, S. Pouch¹, M. Rana¹, R. Razonable¹, H. L. Stevenson¹, H. S. Te¹, A. Woolley¹, E. Ward², C. Jett², L. Cartwright², R. La Hoz¹
¹OPTN DTAC, Richmond, VA, ²UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The OPTN DTAC, a multidisciplinary group, evaluates potential donor derived transmission events (PDDTE), mostly infections (I) & malignancies (M), to assess the likelihood of…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of COVID-19 on Solid Organ Transplantation
E. Sampson¹, S. Hall², K. Robichaux³, A. Kumar², N. Kemmer⁴, J. Buggs⁵
¹Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tampa, FL, ²Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Patterns of racial disparities have been identified throughout the history of American medicine. In December 2019, COVID-19 was first detected and has had a…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept for Kidney Transplantation in the Age of Covid19, is it Safe?
J. Pagan¹, S. Anjan², Y. Natori³, A. Fernandez³, R. Zamora-Gonzalez², A. Mattiazzi¹, L. Mendez¹, G. Guerra¹
¹Nephrology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Infectious Diseases, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³Infectious Disease, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic has affected kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with a wide spectrum of clinical severity. Up to this point, we have solely seen…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Signs Predictive of Covid-19 Mortality Among Transplant Recipients
D. Ginzberg¹, K. Pierce², E. Kreiger-Benson², M. Graves², H. Neumann³, N. Ali³, C. Gidea³, J. Park³, S. Mehta³
¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ³New York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: The presentation of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from mild illness to severe respiratory failure. Disease progression may differ in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid-19 in Hiv-infected Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
M. Ramanathan, A. Fernandez, Y. Natori, J. Simkins, J. Camargo, M. Morris, N. Rivera, M. Loebe, G. Ciancio, L. Abbo, A. Mattiazzi, G. Guerra, S. Anjan
University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in immunosuppressed patients. Data on management and outcomes in HIV-infected solid organ transplant…