Articles tagged "Infection"

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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Liver and Kidney Transplantation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Single Center Experience
M. Haberal¹, E. Karakaya¹, A. Akdur¹, E. Ayvazoglu Soy¹, F. Ozcay², E. Baskin³, S. Boyacioglu⁴, A. Torgay⁵, S. Yildirim¹, G. Moray¹, F. Yarbug Karakayali¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Department of Anaesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Introduction: Beginning of this year, when the Covid-19 pandemic has first started, it had the immediate effect of severely reducing living and deceased organ…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Propensity Matched Analysis of Death and Non-favorable Discharge Among Hospitalized Transplant Recipients with COVID-19
J. T. Swan¹, E. Rizk², S. L. Jones¹, N. Nwana¹, J. C. Nicolas¹, A. Tran¹, T. Nisar¹, T. Menser¹, S. G. Yi², L. W. Moore¹, A. O. Gaber², R. J. Knight²
¹Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, ²Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: This study compared death and non-favorable discharge following a hospital admission for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) management for patients with a history of solid…
2021 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Exhaustion in EBV DNAemic Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
S. Kothari, T. Ku, D. Kumar, A. Humar, V. H. Ferreira
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In transplant recipients, disease severity after infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may range from asymptomatic DNAemia to PTLD. Host factors likely play a key…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in High Risk CMV Liver Transplants with Elevated MELD Scores
S. Freedman¹, K. Saunders², T. Sparkes¹, B. Masters¹, M. Plazak¹, K. Saharia³, D. Maluf³, B. Ravichandran²
¹University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: There is inconclusive evidence on the impact of MELD score on CMV viremia after liver transplantation. Following the implementation of Share 35, liver transplant…