Articles tagged "Infection"

2021 American Transplant Congress
SPK Transplantation in HIV-positive Recipients
H. Resweber, k. nguyen, H. Curtis, J. Panichella, A. DI Carlo, S. Karhadkar
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: With the advent of anti-retroviral therapy in the treatment of HIV, mortality in HIV-infected individuals has become less due to complications from viral infection…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Dynamics of SARS-COV-2 IgG in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Al Azzi, P. Loarte, C. Pynadath, O. Alani, L. Liriano-Ward, M. Ajaimy, R. Bartash, J. Graham, M. Le, H. Yaffe, S. Greenstein, J. Rocca, M. Kinkhabwala, E. Akalin
Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 IgG in kidney transplant recipients in the Bronx, New York, one of the epicenters…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infections Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. A. Anesi¹, E. Lautenbach¹, P. D. Tamma², K. A. Thom³, K. Alby⁴, E. A. Blumberg¹, W. Bilker¹, J. Omorogbe¹, P. Tolomeo¹, A. Werzen³, J. Han⁵
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) have been significantly impacted by the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (ESC-R) Enterobacterales (EB). We determined the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Healthcare Burden in Covid19 Era
A. Basu, N. Sharma, R. Subramanian, L. Sridharan, S. Pastan, T. Pearson
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Pneumonia(PNA)- Acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma from an infection, is a frequent cause for hospitalization among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTRs), adversely effecting…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Analyzing the Impact of Covid-19 in the Hospitalized Cohort of Liver Transplant Recipients: An Early Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Kumar¹, I. Reccia², P. Bachul¹, D. DiSabato,¹, R. Barth¹, J. Fung¹, T. Baker¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To determine pooled prevalence of outcomes among hospitalized liver transplant recipients with COVID-19 through meta-analysis.*Methods: A database search was completed between Dec1, 2019-Nov15, 2020,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Nosocomial COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. T. Swan¹, A. Tran¹, E. Rizk², E. A. Graviss¹, A. Drews², K. A. Grimes², D. T. Nguyen¹, S. G. Yi², R. R. McMillan², F. Yuan¹, I. Carrillo³, G. Book³, F. R. Zabaneh³, L. W. Moore¹, A. O. Gaber²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, ³Houston Methodist, Houston, TX
*Purpose: This study aimed to identify probable cases of nosocomial Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among hospitalized solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients.*Methods: All hospitalized SOT recipients…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid Infection Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: Management and Outcomes
A. Price, K. Soliman, C. Zayas, V. Rao, M. Casey, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: COVID pandemic has posed a significant challenge among kidney transplant recipients (KTR) due to their immunocompromised state. There is uncertainty on immunosuppression management among…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Anterior Rectus Sheath versus Standard Gibson Approach to Kidney Transplantation: A Randomized Double-blinded Controlled Trial
P. Murthy, M. Lyon, M. Fascelli, M. Spinner, E. Miller, Y. Lin, D. Goldfarb, V. Krishnamurthi, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Purpose: The anterior rectus sheath (ARS) approach to kidney transplantation (KT) involves a small skin incision to incise the ARS and medially retract rectus…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Induction Immunosuppression Efficacy in Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation in the SARS-CoV-2 Era
H. Sarumi, K. Vassar, S. Jackson, T. Pruett, R. Kandaswamy
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Lymphocyte depleting induction is associated with increased risk of infection. Our institution adopted a stratified induction protocol with the intent to decrease risk for…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Covid-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
J. Kumar¹, J. Pyda², I. Reccia³, F. VIrdis⁴, P. Bachul¹, R. Barth¹, Y. Becker¹, J. Fung¹, P. Witkowski¹
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Beth Israel, Boston, MA, ³Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Royal London, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: To determine pooled prevalence of clinical outcomes among hospitalized kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 through meta-analysis.*Methods: A systematic database search between Dec1, 2019- Dec1,…