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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Infection Rates in Heart Transplant Recipients With Combined Tacrolimus and Sirolimus at High versus Low Concentrations

    S. Goyal, J. Lyons, J. Negrelli, M. Liebo, A. Heroux

    Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

    *Purpose: Assess the impact of tacrolimus-sirolimus (TAC/SRL) concentration on infection rate in heart transplant recipients (HTR).*Methods: A retrospective review of HTR on TAC/SRL for ≥…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Donor-Derived Tuberculosis in Lung Transplant Recipients, a Single Center Experience

    M. Robbins, D. Kabbani, C. Cervera, C. O'Neil, R. Cooper, K. Halloran, S. Grocholski, K. Doucette

    University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    *Purpose: Donor-derived (DD) tuberculosis (TB) in solid-organ transplantation (SOT) is rare with the largest review to date identifying only 25 cases of proven or probable…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Clinical Outcomes and Management of Covid-19 Patients Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review

    S. Ismail1, A. Babonj2, S. Al Harbi3, A. Babonj2, A. Almalki1, E. J. Murray4

    1King Khalid hospital, MNGHA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 3King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 4Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: We aim to systematically review published literature and synthesize the evidence available on therapeutic interventions and clinical outcomes used in the management of COVID-19…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Covid-19-related Knowledge, Health Behaviors and Attitudes Towards Telemedicine and Emergency Visits in a Population of Kidney Transplant (KTx) Recipients

    A. Lin, M. Saw-Aung, W. Yang, G. Udod, A. Imas, M. Markell

    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY

    *Purpose: We explored knowledge about COVID-19 and attitudes towards emergency care and telemedicine visits in a population of inner-city KTx pts.*Methods: A telephone survey was…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Fungal Prophylaxis Post-Lung Transplantation

    I. Shah1, K. Mohrien1, C. Rose2, J. Au1

    1Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2Temple School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Fungal infections are responsible for approximately 15-35% of all infections in lung transplant recipients; 80% of which are due to aspergillus or candida. At…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Longitudinal Antibody Response and Viral Loads in Covid-infected Organ Transplant Recipients

    T. M. Marinelli, V. H. Ferreira, M. Ierullo, V. Kulasingham, B. Majchrzak-Kita, C. Rotstein, S. Husain, S. Hosseini, A. Humar, D. Kumar

    UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: The full spectrum of COVID-19 disease and the impact of disease severity on antibody response and viral shedding dynamics in transplant patients is unclear.…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Metagenomic Landscape of Renal Transplant

    A. Johnson1, G. Karadkhele2, C. Larsen2

    1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: The selective targeting of T cells in transplant immunosuppression medications leads to a high rate of viral infections. Different immunosuppression regimens have been shown…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Immunosuppression is Not Associated with High-risk Immunologic Parameters in Transplant Recipients with the Sars-cov2 Virus

    S. Merl, R. Jones, B. Shonts, D. Rust, M. Sykes, J. Weiner

    Medicine/Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: The factors associated with severe COVID-19 disease in transplant patients are poorly understood. Despite concern that patients with weakened immune responses have increased risk…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    An Evaluation of Pjp Prophylaxis and Anemia Among Renal Transplant Recipients

    J. Hedvat, N. Poladi, D. Salerno, G. Dube, N. Lange

    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Dapone and atovaquone are therapeutic options for PJP prophylaxis in renal transplant recipients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Covid-19 Reinfection in a Kidney Transplant Patient

    Z. Saeed Zafar, D. Malhotra

    Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: Several cases have demonstrated positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing in patients who were initially shown to have cleared the infection. These reinfections may represent new…
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