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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 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

    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…
  • 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…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Covid 19 Re-infection versus Re-activation in Two Renal Transplant Patients

    L. Liriano-Ward, Y. Al Azzi, R. Bartash, C. Pynadath, M. Ajaimy, P. Loarte, J. Graham, S. Greenstein, M. Kinkhabwala, J. Rocca, E. Akalin

    Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY

    *Purpose: Rare cases of potential COVID 19 re-infection have been reported throughout the world.*Methods: We describe two renal transplant recipients with possible SARS-COV-2 re-infection.*Results: Patient…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Dosing Weight of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin and Outcomes Among Kidney Transplant Patients Treated for Rejection

    C. Patton, K. Cunningham, C. D'Agostino, A. Novak, M. Kapugi, K. Lang, C. Kane

    Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) is FDA approved for kidney transplant induction therapy and treatment of T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR). While prior studies comparing dosing…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Bacterial Infection on HLA Allosensitization Among Kidney Recipients on the Waitlist

    D. P. Cina1, K. R. Sherwood2, S. Dobrer2, J. Wong3, F. Fenninger2, M. Kadatz4, P. Keown4, J. Lan4

    1Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4Department of Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    *Purpose: The clinical relevance of HLA allosensitization associated with bacterial infection remains poorly defined. The primary objective of this study is to determine the incidence,…
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