Articles tagged "Infection"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Testing Deceased Organ Donors for Infections: An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Survey
N. M. Theodoropoulos¹, P. Chin-Hong², M. Greenwald³, M. G. Ison⁴
¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: We surveyed the 58 U.S. OPOs to update our knowledge about the current methods of infectious disease testing in deceased organ donors.*Methods: An IRB…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Tuberculosis in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Compared to Dialysis Patients or General Population: A Nationwide Cohort Study with Matched Controls
S. Park¹, J. Kim², M. Yu³, J. Lee², K. Han⁴, S. Park¹, Y. Kim², D. Kim², Y. Kim², H. Lee²
¹Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ³Hanyang Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Catholic University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection has been reported to be increased in kidney transplant recipients. However, a nationwide cohort study from an Asian…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Rare Case of Donor Transmission of Hepatitis a Virus in Two Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Kumar, S. Rao, A. Nishio Lucar, C. Argo, M. Poulter, A. Doyle
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Infectious transmission via solid organ transplant (SOT) remains an inherent risk of transplantation despite measures to mitigate the risk. We report a rare case…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Monitoring Recipients of Public Health Service (PHS) Increased Risk Donors Using an Electronic Medical Record-Based System
M. Malinis¹, B. Nuesse², S. Carter², S. Emre¹, R. Formica¹, S. Kulkarni¹, D. Mulligan¹, M. Schilsky¹, M. M. Azar¹
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale New Haven Health, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: In 2014, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy was updated, mandating transplant centers to implement a post-transplant screening protocol for transmissible diseases.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Bacterial or Candidal Donor-Derived Infections among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
J. A. Anesi¹, E. Lautenbach¹, J. H. Han², D. H. Lee³, H. Clauss⁴, R. Hasz⁵, E. Molnar⁴, D. Alimenti¹, A. R. Motzer⁴, S. West⁵, W. B. Bilker¹, P. Tolomeo¹, E. A. Blumberg¹, T. Prevention Epicenters Program⁶
¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, MD, ³Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Gift of Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Donor-derived infections (DDIs) among solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) are often associated with significant morbidity and mortality, although the predisposing factors for DDIs remain…
2020 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Effectiveness and of Isoniazid Empirical Prophylaxis Compared to Screening Based Prophylaxis Post Lung Transplantation
G. B. Korayem¹, R. S. Almaghrabi², N. I. AlSuhaibani¹, G. S. AlSwailem¹, M. A. AlShammari¹, D. A. Aleissa³
¹Pharmacy Practice Department, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Transplant Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Even though guidelines recommend using isoniazid (INH) for TB prophylaxis depending on donors and recipients’ screening tests, previous studies supported its use in all…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for BK Virus Infection after Kidney Transplantation in the Contemporary Era: A Single-Centre Observational Study
N. Phagura¹, K. Thandi¹, F. Evison², S. Gallier², A. Sharif³
¹College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ²Department of Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: BK infection remains a risk factor for kidney transplant dysfunction and allograft loss. While many risk factors are reported in the literature, many are…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Intraoperative Donor Duodenal Segment Swab Cultures with the Subsequent Occurrence of Surgical Site Infections in Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients
C. M. Rotstein¹, M. Alabdulla¹, S. Al Rehily¹, Y. Natori², K. Van¹, M. Cattral¹, T. Reichman¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of ID, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Pancreas transplantation (PT) is commonly employed for the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus. It has been postulated that surgical site infections (SSIs), particularly…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Valganciclovir Prophylaxis is Not Associated with Polyomavirus Viremia after Renal Transplantation
D. Conti¹, D. Schuster¹, M. Garner¹, E. Maciera¹, S. Patel²
¹Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, ²Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
*Purpose: Recent studies have implicated prophylactic valganciclovir (VGC) therapy after renal transplantation to be associated with an increased rate of BK polyomavirus viremia and nephropathy.…
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,…