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…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Comparative Analysis of Mucormycosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Other Immunosuppressed Hosts Including Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes
*Purpose: Mucormycosis is a rare disease that is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. It usually affects those with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Polyoma Virus Infection in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Tacrolimo and Everolimo
*Purpose: Seropositivity for polyoma virus can reach 80% in kidney transplant recipients, with 1 to 10% polyoma associated nephropathy which negatively influences graft survival. Therefore,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effectiveness of Routine Screening for Mycoplasma Hominis and Ureaplasma spp. in Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: In lung transplant recipients Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma spp. may cause localized or disseminated infection and fatal hyperammonemia syndrome (HS). Optimal prevention strategies are…2020 American Transplant Congress
Torque Teno Virus for Risk Stratification of Graft Rejection and Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients – A Prospective Observational Trial
Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*Purpose: The non-pathogenic and ubiquitous Torque Teno virus (TTV) is associated with immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients. This trial was designed to assess the…
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