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Articles tagged "Infection"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Covid Infection Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: Management and Outcomes

    A. Price, K. Soliman, C. Zayas, V. Rao, M. Casey, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas

    Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: COVID pandemic has posed a significant challenge among kidney transplant recipients (KTR) due to their immunocompromised state. There is uncertainty on immunosuppression management among…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Anterior Rectus Sheath versus Standard Gibson Approach to Kidney Transplantation: A Randomized Double-blinded Controlled Trial

    P. Murthy, M. Lyon, M. Fascelli, M. Spinner, E. Miller, Y. Lin, D. Goldfarb, V. Krishnamurthi, A. Wee, M. Eltemamy

    Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: Purpose: The anterior rectus sheath (ARS) approach to kidney transplantation (KT) involves a small skin incision to incise the ARS and medially retract rectus…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Induction Immunosuppression Efficacy in Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation in the SARS-CoV-2 Era

    H. Sarumi, K. Vassar, S. Jackson, T. Pruett, R. Kandaswamy

    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Lymphocyte depleting induction is associated with increased risk of infection. Our institution adopted a stratified induction protocol with the intent to decrease risk for…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Antibiotic Stewardship and Inpatient C. Difficile Testing in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, the Value of Multi-Level Checks and Balances

    M. Kueht, R. Britt, R. Ferren, M. Mujtaba, R. Ramirez, R. Kulkarni, A. Lea, J. Fair, D. Reynoso

    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

    *Purpose: Diarrhea in the solid organ transplant recipient is a commonly encountered problem and is often multifactorial in etiology. Due to the combination of peri-operative…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    Z. Haddadin1, V. Probst1, H. Rahman1, M. Hall2, C. Thurm2, N. Halasa1, J. Godown3, D. E. Dulek1

    1Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS, 3Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    *Purpose: Pediatric solid organ transplant (pSOT) recipients are at high risk for severe influenza virus infection. Data regarding the incidence, morbidity, mortality, and economic burden…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Changes in the Development and Incidence of Bacterial Infections – A 16-Year Analysis

    I. Bajjoka, S. Serra, M. Jade, M. Callaghan, C. Crombez, S. Foley, M. Abouljoud

    Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: Bacterial infections may occur at any time but mostly within the first month post-transplant. However, since recent advances in transplant there has not been…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Methenamine for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adult Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    H. Sweiss1, S. Bhayana2, R. Hall1, J. Nelson1, E. Kincaide1

    1University Health System, The University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy Division, Austin, TX, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2University Health System, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

    *Purpose: Evaluate efficacy of methenamine for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI) in transplant recipients.*Methods: This retrospective review included patients greater than or equal…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Risk of Infectious Complications after GastroIntestinal Surgery in Renal Transplant Recipients

    S. Karhadkar, P. Jacoby, T. Webster, A. Di Carlo

    Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Solid organ transplantation remains the preferred treatment for patients with end stage organ diseases. In 2018 alone, 36, 527 organ transplants were performed in…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Vaccine Safety Concerns and Relationship to Comfort with Provider Communication in a Population of Inner-City Kidney Transplant Recipients

    T. Morancy, I. Nadeem, G. Cordero, D. Lee, M. Markell

    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

    *Purpose: Misperceptions and incorrect beliefs among patients may contribute to patient refusal of vaccines. We examined beliefs and sources of information in a population of…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Outcome of Hepatitis B Virus DNA-Positive Liver Transplantation in Hepatitis B Virus/Hepatitis D Virus Co-Infected Recipient Treated with High Dose Hepatitis B Immune Globulin: A Case Report

    M. B. Hammami1, M. Haris1, L. Toman1, N. Danis1, B. Saberi2, E. King3, J. Garonzik-Wang3, B. Philosophe3, A. M. Cameron3, A. Gurakar1

    1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 3Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Introduction: While common in Asian countries, liver transplantation (LT) for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis D virus (HDV) co-infection is rare in the…
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