Articles tagged "Infection"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Does Antibiotic Prophylaxis at Ureteral Stent Removal Reduce Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
M. Tarokh¹, B. Frainey², M. Fascelli³, D. Goldfarb¹, A. Wee³, M. Eltemamy³
¹Kidney Transplant Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Ureteral stents are commonly placed during kidney transplantation (KT). Urinary tract infections (UTI) are a common risk factor after KT and can have detrimental…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Concentrations on Conversion from Twice‑Daily to Once‑Daily Tacrolimus in Stable Kidney Graft Recipients: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Z. Wang, Y. Cao, Y. Fu
Transplant Surgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tian Jin, China
*Purpose: Potential benefits of once-daily tacrolimus include improved adherence to immunosuppressives and decreased Intrapatient variability (IPV) post kidney transplantation. A retrospective analysis was performed to…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Antibody Seroconversion after Transplantation of Kidneys from Hepatitis C Infected Donors to Hepatitis C Negative Recipients
U. A. Agbim¹, O. Cseprekal², M. Yazawa¹, M. Talwar¹, V. Balaraman¹, A. Bhalla¹, P. S. Podila³, B. Maliakkal¹, S. Nair¹, J. D. Eason¹, M. Z. Molnar¹
¹James D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, ²Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, ³Faith & Health Division, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN
*Purpose: We aimed to assess factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroconversion among HCV seronegative kidney transplant candidates receiving HCV infected donor kidneys.*Methods: This…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis Increases the Risk of Multi-Drug Resistant Cultures and Infections in Liver Transplant Patients
R. Rosenblatt, A. Schluger, M. Pereira, E. Verna
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis (SBP-P) is increasingly prescribed to patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT), but its impact on multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) or the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Improving Medication Adherence and Outcomes in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients Using SystemCHANGE^TM: Results of the Medication Adherence Given Individual Change (MAGIC) Randomized Clinical Trial
M. R. Wakefield¹, C. M. Ashbaugh², L. Remy³, D. Aholt³, C. Miller³, S. Ye³, D. K. Hathaway⁴, D. Clark⁴, V. S. Staggs⁵, K. Goggin⁶, R. J. Ellis⁷, C. L. Russell³
¹Surgery/Urology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, ²Transplant, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, MO, ³School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁴College of Nursing, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN, ⁵Health Services and Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁶Health Services and Outcomes Research, Children's Mercy Kansas City and Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ⁷School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence is an obdurate problem associated with poor outcomes and staggering costs. Even with multi-faceted interventions, effect sizes reported in meta-analyses of medication…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Respiratory Virus Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Nationwide Multi-Season Cohort Study
M. Mombelli¹, D. Neofytos², J. Aubert¹, C. Benden³, C. Berger³, K. Boggian⁴, A. Egli⁵, P. Gasche², H. Hirsch⁵, C. Hirzel⁶, N. Mueller³, C. Van Delden², O. Manuel¹
¹CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, ²HUG, Geneva, Switzerland, ³USZ, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴KSSG, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵USB, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶ISB, Bern, Switzerland
*Purpose: Respiratory virus infections (RVI) are common in solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTr) and are caused by a wide range of viruses. However, beside influenza, little…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function as a Survival Prognostic Factor in Elderly Recipients of Kidney Transplantation
G. J. Piñeiro, E. Guillen, P. Ventura, J. V. Torregrosa, R. Gelpi, I. Revuelta, F. Cofan, E. De Sousa, D. Cucchiari, J. Ugalde, F. Oppenheimer, F. Diekmann, N. Esforzado
Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KT) provides advantages in terms of survival compared with dialysis. However, in elderly recipients, despite a better long-term survival, a high mortality…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms in Kidney Transplant Recipients
S. Greissman¹, A. Mattiazzi², J. Quinonez¹, M. Grady¹, R. Zukerman¹, A. Wawrzyniak³, M. Morris⁴, S. Anjan⁴, J. Simkins⁴, J. Camargo⁴, L. Abbo⁵
¹University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ²Department of Transplant Nephrology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁴Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ⁵Department of Infection Control and Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Up to 20% of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). The risk factors for developing…
2019 American Transplant Congress
ABMR In Low-single Dose Thymoglobulin Induction Protocol In Renal Transplant Recepients From A Tertiary Care Centre In A Developing Country
R. Parthasarathy¹, M. Mohammed¹, P. Koshy², I. Pradeep², M. Mathew¹, G. Abraham¹
¹Nephrology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India, ²Pathology, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India
*Purpose: Fool proof induction therapy in low sensitized patients is still elusive. There is a thin line between over immunosuppression and infection . Conventional rabbit…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Outcomes after an Infection in Older Liver Transplant Recipients is Comparable to Younger Adults
J. Garcia-Diaz¹, M. Kerkelis², T. Shah³, M. Tucker⁴, M. Gastanaduy⁵, J. Woo¹, M. Ponder¹, M. Malinis⁶, M. Malinis⁶
¹Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, ³Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO, ⁴Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁶Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Solid organ transplantation is being increasingly offered to older patients with concurrent chronic medical conditions such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal disease. Risk of…