Articles tagged "Infection"

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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Panic in the Pandemic: A Medical Decision Analysis Examining When Kidney Transplant Programs Should Close
A. J. Vinson¹, B. Kiberd², K. Tennankore¹
¹Nova Scotia Health Authority Division of Nephrology, Departm, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
*Purpose: Pandemics greatly interfere with overall health care delivery as resources are diverted to combat the crisis. Kidney transplantation programs were closed temporarily during the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Responses in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
V. H. Ferreira, T. M. Marinelli, T. Ku, M. Ierullo, B. Majchrzak-Kita, I. Bahinskaya, N. Pinzon, A. Humar, D. Kumar
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Preliminary data suggest solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients may be at high-risk for developing severe COVID-19. This may be due in part to alterations…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of a Weight-Based Mycophenolate Mofetil Dosing Protocol for Kidney Transplant Maintenance Immunosuppression
M. Mahoney¹, E. Kincaide¹, J. Nelson¹, K. Klein¹, R. Hall¹, S. Bhayana²
¹University Health, San Antonio, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacy Services, The University of Texas at Austin, Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX, ²University Transplant Center, University Health, San Antonio, Department of Nephrology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a weight-based mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dosing protocol in adult kidney transplant recipients (KTR).*Methods: This single-center retrospective study…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Pulmonary Infections in Patients with Kidney Transplant: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Impact of a Dedicated Pre-Transplant Infectious Disease Consultation
E. Feredj
Infectious Disease, APHP Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
*Purpose: We aim to describe the spectrum of pulmonary infections after kidney transplant, to identify risk factors and to evaluate the impact of pre transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Multi-drug Resistant Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, a New Era of Risk
L. A. Morais, D. Reynoso, A. Lea, M. Mujtaba, S. Merwat, R. Kulkarni, J. Fair, M. Kueht
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Antibiotic drug resistant organisms (DRO) [extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), and carbapenem resistant bacteria (CRB)] are becoming more prevalent and pose a…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Methenamine for the Prevention of Recurrent UTIs Post-Renal Transplant
A. Bigness¹, S. Mohamed², S. Mandala¹, N. Khodieva², K. Robichaux³, H. Mohammed¹, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar¹, A. Brueckner⁵, L. Bowman⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Department of Pharmacology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a highly prevalent postoperative complication in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), occurring in approximately 34% of patients. The common method…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus Infection Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: Findings From the USRDS-medicare Linked Database Study
A. Raval¹, M. Ganz², S. Alam², Y. Tang¹, C. Santos³
¹Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, ²Evidera-PPD, Waltham, MA, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus infection (CMVi) is a frequent complication and significant cause of morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). However, there are limited recent national…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Mortality in Kidney Transplant Patients Infected by Sars-cov-2 in South of Spain
V. Lopez¹, T. Vazquez¹, C. Casas¹, I. Poveda², J. Alonso¹, D. Hernandez¹
¹Nephrology, Nephrology Department, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga and University of Málaga, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain, Málaga, Spain, ²Nephrology, Nephrology Department, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería., Málaga, Spain
*Purpose: Covid-19 pandemic has especially affected kidney transplant (KT) recipients, who are more vulnerable than the general population due to their immunosuppressive status and added…