Articles tagged "Infection"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Should We Worry About Covid-19 Infection in Pediatric SOT?
U. Ekong¹, S. Paul¹, S. Royal², J. Chahine³, N. Yazigi¹, S. Kaufman¹, K. Khan¹, C. Matsumoto¹, A. Kroemer¹, T. Fishbein¹
¹Surgery, Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²Pediatrics, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: We describe the clinical presentation & immune response to COVID-19 infection in pediatric SOT.*Methods: Medical records of COVID-19 PCR+ or seropositive patients were reviewed…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Observational Study of the Clinical Characteristics and Short-term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients Diagnosed with Coronavirus-19 Infection (sars-cov2) Requiring Hospitalization in New Orleans
S. Giusti¹, S. Chazin², P. Vaitla³, K. Atiemo⁴, M. Atari¹, A. Paramesh⁴, H. Jeon⁴, A. Vijay⁴, A. Torres⁵, M. Killackey⁴, R. Thimmisetty⁶, J. Garces⁶
¹Tulane University Section of Nephrology & Hypertension, New Orleans, LA, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ⁴Tulane Transplant Institute, New Orleans, LA, ⁵Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁶Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of severe disease and death caused by Coronavirus-19 infection. The role of immunosuppressive medications in the clinical…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Culture-Positive Pneumonia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
L. Rice¹, A. C. Kalil², D. Hixson², M. Leick³
¹Monument Health, Rapid City, SD, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in clinical outcomes of culture-positive pneumonia in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients compared to…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Delay in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation Due to Infection: A Single Center Study
T. A. Heald-Sargent¹, S. Manz², P. Verghese³
¹Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, ³Pediatric Kidney Diseases, Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The infectious risks of immunosuppression following pediatric kidney transplant are well described but little is known about the impact of infections on patients with…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of High Kdpi on 1-year Post-transplant Graft Function and Survival in a Brazilian Cohort
H. Tedesco Silva Junior, R. Demarchi Foresto, M. Hazin, B. Cassão, A. Aquino, J. Taddeo, C. Rosso Felipe, L. Requião Moura, J. Medina
Núcleo de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital do Rim, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: To evaluate the impact of High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) on 1-year post-transplant renal function and graft survival.*Methods: This retrospective cohort analyzed 3,059…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Mortality from Fulminant Myocarditis in Multi-organ Transplant Recipient with Covid-19
K. Mahendraraj, I. Kim, T. Todo, T. Brennan, N. Nissen, K. Kosari, G. Voidonikolas, D. Ramzy
Transplant Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Novel coronavirus infection has been rarely described in multi-organ transplantation. This case highlights the poor prognosis associated with cardiac involvement by SARS-Cov-2 in transplantation,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid-19 Infections Post-liver and Kidney Transplantation in a Southern Ca Program
M. E. de Vera¹, J. Woloszyn², S. Regmi², R. Rattanavich², M. Rakoski², M. Lin², P. Mehta², A. Kore², J. Weissman², C. Martens², T. Phan², B. Jerez-Aguilar², M. Robinson², E. Wells², R. Villicana², M. Nguyen²
¹Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA, ²Transplant Institute, Loma Linda University Health, San Bernardino, CA
*Purpose: Southern CA is at the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. We reviewed outcomes of our center's liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant patients stricken with…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Treated with Remdesivir and Convalescent Plasma for Covid-19 at the Largest Transplant Center in the United States
A. Fernandez, S. Anjan, A. Chandorkar, D. de Lima, R. Zamora, L. A. Mendez-Castaner, J. Simkins, J. Camargo, M. Morris, M. Loebe, J. Bauerlein, C. O’Brien, N. Sinha, G. Burke, G. Ciancio, A. Mattiazzi, R. Vianna, L. Abbo, G. Guerra, Y. Natori
Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Health System, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTr) are at high risk for severe disease with SARS-CoV-2. Data on efficacy of potential treatment options and long-term outcomes…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications After Belatacept Conversion in Kidney Transplant
J. E. Marvin¹, D. Amenyedor¹, M. M. Azar², K. Belfield¹, V. Do¹, R. Formica³, E. Cohen¹
¹Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Tacrolimus (tac), a calcineurin inhibitor, is associated with multiple adverse effects when used for immunosuppression following kidney transplant (KT). Belatacept (bela) is a monoclonal…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Novel Coronavirus 2019 in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Yet Again, Race and Payor Status Matters
C. Huang¹, M. Hemmersbach-Miller¹, M. Goss², N. Moreno³, A. Rana¹, J. Goss¹, N. Galvan¹
¹General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²General Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³General Surgery, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: By the early spring of 2020, the United States has become the global epicenter of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Little is known if…