Articles tagged "Infection"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Renal and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients When Administering Prophylaxis versus No Prophylaxis
L. Von Stein¹, S. Patel¹, L. Wardlow²
¹Transplant, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, ²Pharmacy, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OC), or thrush, is a fungal infection associated with immunosuppression post renal and or/pancreas transplant. Currently, the role of prophylactic oral nystatin…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience on SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. Pizzo¹, P. R. Soni², S. Nadipuram², J. Garrison¹, D. Puliyanda¹
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pediatric Infectious Disease, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: As of late November 2020, there have been 61.5 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) worldwide resulting in 1.44 million deaths. Despite the outstanding number…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Letermovir Prophylaxis in Solid Organ Transplant – CMV Breakthrough and Tacrolimus Drug Interaction
R. Winstead¹, D. Kumar¹, A. Brown¹, I. Yakubu¹, C. Song¹, L. Thacker², G. Gupta¹
¹Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, ²Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Valganciclovir is the preferred drug for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in solid organ transplantation. A limitation to its use is profound myelosuppression. Letermovir is a…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Airway Colonization, Ammonia Levels and Outcomes Post Lung Transplantation
B. Buzo¹, J. Preiksaitis¹, K. Halloran², J. Nagendran³, D. Townsend⁴, N. Zelyas⁵, W. Sligl⁴
¹Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Pulmonary Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Cardiac Surgery, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Critical Care Medicine, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Lab Med & Pathology, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Hyperammonemia syndrome (HS) is a rare complication that can occur after lung transplantation. This syndrome is characterized by increased ammonia levels with altered sensorium,…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Over Five Years. A Single Center Experience
Y. Ebisu¹, Y. Natori², G. Rosello³, J. Simkins², J. Camargo², S. Anjan², M. Morris², O. V. Martinez⁴, L. Abbo²
¹Infectious Disease, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan, ²Transplant Infectious Disease, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ³Infectious Disease, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ⁴Jackson Memorial Hospital/Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Mycobacterium abscessus is increasingly recognised as a human pathogen causing life-threatening infections in immunocompetent patients. Data about clinical outcomes of M. abscessus infections in…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Early versus Delayed Initiation of CMV Prophylaxis after Liver Transplantation
M. Magid, J. Byrns, J. Gommer, Z. Yang, M. Harris
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
*Purpose: To determine the incidence of CMV DNAemia in early (prior to post-op day 7) versus delayed prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients.*Methods: Retrospective, single-center study…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Infectious Disease Intervention on Vaccine Compliance in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
S. R. Lauhon¹, G. Stendahl², P. Simpson³, S. J. Kindel², A. R. Punnoose², A. R. Huppler²
¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ²Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Division of Quantitative Health Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI
*Purpose: This study assesses the impact of including an Infectious Disease (ID) component in the pre-transplant evaluation on patients’ compliance with the CDC recommended vaccination…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Cirrhotic Patients: Does Rifaximin Prevent Clostridioides Difficile Infection? A Retrospective Analysis
J. D. Goldman, V. Aleksenko, J. L. Davila, N. A. Muhktar, K. Kowdley
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and new prevention strategies in high-risk patients are needed. Rifaximin has been…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Robot-Assisted versus Open Kidney Transplantation for Morbidly Obese Patients
S. D. Lee¹, B. Rawashdeh², E. K. McCracken², L. A. Cantrell³, A. Demirag², A. Agarwal², K. L. Brayman², S. J. Pelletier², J. Oberholzer²
¹Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, VA, ²Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Obesity significantly impacts intraoperative and postoperative complications following kidney transplantation. Consequently, many centers deny access to transplantation in patients with a body mass index…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Causal Relationship between Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction Therapy and Development of Monomorphic PTLD in Renal Transplant Recipients
K. Soliman¹, H. Ali², T. Fulop¹, A. Osman³, A. Halawa⁴
¹Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Medicine, Royal Stoke, Royal Stoke, United Kingdom, ³Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
*Purpose: The aim of our study is to explore the causality between ATG and different types of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) in renal transplant recipients…