Articles tagged "Infection"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Sars-cov-2 Infection in Waiting List for Liver Transplantation: A Cohort Study on Clinical Outcomes
A. Sessa, A. Mazzola, B. Granger, D. Wakselman, M. Atif, V. Martinez, M. Mallet Maxime, D. Thabut, O. Scatton, F. Conti
Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France
*Purpose: Infections in cirrhotic patients are associated with an increased risk of liver-related complications (LRC) and mortality. Limited data regarding the prevalence of Coronavirus disease…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Intensive Monitoring and Early Treatment for Urinary Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Reduces Readmission and Sepsis
A. Patel, S. Desai, B. R. Schleich, M. Wynd, T. Carrea, Y. Yushkov, S. Geatrakas, N. White, R. Luongo, R. Sosnicki, V. Wadhera, D. Serur, M. J. Goldstein
Organ Transplant, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
*Purpose: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common renal transplant (RT) complication that is observed in up to 60-70% of RT recipients and may affect…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Tolerability of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
S. Witek¹, G. Malat², D. Sawinski², C. Sammons², C. LaFratte¹, A. Forte¹, R. Samudralwar¹, S. Lyle¹, J. Rashid¹, J. Trofe-Clark²
¹Dept of Pharmacy, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of the Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Optimal immunosuppression in elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is not well-defined, with MMF being poorly tolerated at standard doses. This study aims to compare…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Covid 19 in Candidates Waitlisted for Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
R. El-Rifai¹, S. Riad¹, R. Belina², A. Matas²
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The COVID 19 pandemic has posed new challenges to transplant centers. The impact has been detrimental on wait-listed ESKD patients, reducing their access to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
COVID-19 in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Population
A. C. Johnson¹, C. P. Larsen¹, H. Gebel², R. Bray²
¹Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Pathology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Through banked serum samples from transplant candidates across Georgia, we characterize the prevalence, timing, and duration of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and investigate the impact on…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Stent Removal in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Quality Improvement Project
V. Rohan, N. Pilch, M. Altiti, S. Nadig, A. Lin, D. DuBay, P. Baliga
Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Ureteric Stent placement is a is common practice at the time of kidney transplantation to reduce the incidence and severity of Major Urological Complications…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of the Difference of the Monitoring Results of Tcr High Variable Area in Renal Transplant Recipients After Treatment with Different Immune Induction Schemes
P. Tian, F. Han, M. Dou, B. Zheng, G. Deng, X. Ding, W. Xue
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
*Purpose: To observe and summarize the effect of different induction schemes on the highly variable region of T-lymphocyte receptor (TCR) in living relative renal transplant…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Immune Response to Covid-19 in Kidney Transplant Waitlist Patients
P. T. Jindra¹, C. M. Foye¹, I. Sharf², A. Rana¹, T. N. Galvan¹, A. Awan¹, C. A. O'Mahony¹, B. V. Murthy¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Houston, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the immune response in Kidney Transplant Waitlist Candidates (KTWC) and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Quantiferon-tb Gold Plus in Liver Transplant Candidates: Single-center Experience
J. Simkins¹, M. A. Mendoza¹, A. Chandorkar¹, Y. Natori¹, S. Anjan¹, L. R. Arosemena¹, R. Vianna²
¹Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) is the preferred diagnostic test for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The QFT-Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) data in OLT candidates is limited.*Methods: Our hospital…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Discontinuation of Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis Due to Hyperkalemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
D. Pett¹, G. Malat², C. Domenico¹, R. Samudralwar¹, A. Forte¹, D. Sawinski², J. Hu¹, B. Steiner¹, J. Rashid¹, J. Trofe-Clark²
¹Pharmacy, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Penn Transplant Institute, Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the drug of choice for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), however, it can be complicated by…