2021 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Renal and/or Pancreas Transplant Recipients When Administering Prophylaxis versus No Prophylaxis
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
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
*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
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
*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
*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…
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